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Specifications

N385BV Radial Rocket TW, S/N103 

Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Contents:

  1. Description

  2. Performance

  3. Airframe

  4. Avionics

  5. Powerplant/Prop

Description

- 2023 Sun-N-Fun Grand Champion (Homebuilt Category)

Composite, Low Wing, Conventional Gear, Tandem Seat Sport Aircraft

- 400+HP 9 Cylinder Vedenyev Radial Engine

- MT 3-Blade composite propeller 

- Sliding Canopy

- Ring and Ball gunsight

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Performance

- Vne 250 MPH

- High Cruise (75% power) 230 MPH TAS @ 19.5GPH

- Econ Cruise 200 MPH TAS @ 16.5GPH

- SL Rate of Climb 3500 FPM (Full Fuel, Single Pilot)

- Fuel Capacity 64 USG (plus 7.5 USG Aux nose tank)

- MGW 2675 Lbs

- Useful Load 725 Lbs

- Vso (Landing Config) 68 MPG

- Vs1 (Clean) 84 MPH 

- Vx TBD

- Vy TBD

- G Limit +6/-4

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Airframe

- Composite (Fiberglass/Carbon Fiber)

- One piece laminar flow wing

- Slotted flaps

- Wingspan 27 Ft

- LOA 22 Ft

- Wing area 94 Sq Ft

- Wide stance, telescoping strut MLG, fully faired

- 24 VDC electrical system, 50 amp Jasco alternator

- Landing/taxi, strobe, navigation lights

- Remote actuated central sump, fuel tank vent drain system

- Retractable boarding step, auxiliary rear set boarding ladder

- Cabin heat/defroster system

- Three axis electric trim system

- Military stick grips and power quadrants

- Critical system annunciator display

- Cabin fire extinguisher

- Cabin operated gust locks

- Leather interior

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Avionics

- Collins FD-112C Flight Director/HSI (slaved)

- Garmin GNS530W GPS, Com/Nav

- King KX-165 Com/Nav

- King KI-206 VOR/ILS Indicator

- Sandia STX-165 Transponder/Digitizer

- King KR-21 MB Rcvr

- Uavonix Echo UAT ADS B

- Shadin Miniflow Fuel flow totalizer

- PS Engineering PMA-4000 Audio Panel/Intercom

- Artex ELT-345

- King/Trutrack Xcruz 100 Autopilot

- Analog engine and pneumatic instruments

- 9Cyl EGT/CHT

- G-meter

- Heated pitot/static tube

5

Powerplant/Prop

- Vedenyev M-14P Radial Engine (60 hrs TSO by Barrett Precision Engines)

- 620 cu in, 9-cylinder, supercharged, geared (.658:1) dry sump 

- Custom Barrett Precision Engines high compression pistons and rings

- Nikarama cylinder coating

- Custom Barrett Precision Engines nose case reduction gear micro slurry coating (friction reduction process)

- Stainless steel triple outlet exhaust system (3, 6, 9 o’clock cowling exits)

- Intake air filter/alternate air system

- Electric start

- Shower of sparks ignition starting booster

- Silicone ignition harness and automotive spark plug conversion

- ADC oil filter

- M20 air/oil separator

- Intake tube drain system

- Cowl flaps

- Dual oil coolers

- External sump pump

- Cabin operated oil shut off valve (with start disable microswitch)

- External trickle charge connector

- MT MTV-9-B-C/CL propeller (3 blade P-51 style blades) 60hrs TTSN

Descriptio
Performance
Airframe
Avionics
Powerplant

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