Velocity SE

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Velocity SE RG at the Mojave Spaceport

The prototype Rocket Racer, a modified Velocity SE climbing to 10,000 feet on it first full flight, October 29, 2007 at the Mojave Spaceport

The Rocket Racer on landing roll-out at Mojave.

Aft view of the Rocket Racer on landing roll-out at Mojave.

The Velocity SE is the entry level canard pusher aircraft from Velocity Aircraft. The four seat, rear engine aircraft is typically powered by a Lycoming IO-320 (160 hp) or a Lycoming IO-360 (200 hp) engine. As with other canard aircraft, the Velocity is a sleek, efficient personal aircraft with a 930 nautical mile range on a 60 gallon fuel load at 65% power and a 75% power cruising speed of 155 ktas. This home-built composite aircraft can be built as a standard "slow build" kit or by purchasing "fast build" options that supply many major pre-fabricated assemblies.

The Velocity SE was selected by XCOR Aerospace to be the basis of the new Rocket Racer, a LOX-kerosene rocket powered aircraft to be competition raced in the Rocket Racing League.

[edit] See also

• Velocity XL
• Rutan Long-EZ
• Rutan VariEze
• Rutan Defiant
• Berkut aircraft
• Cozy MK IV

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