The Velocity Model 173 SE (Standard Elite) is an entry-level canard pusher aircraft from Velocity Aircraft .[1] [2] [3] 160 hp (120 kW) Lycoming IO-320 or a 200 hp (150 kW) Lycoming IO-360 engine.[1]
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The prototype Rocket Racer, a modified Velocity SE climbing to 10,000 feet (3,000 m) on it first full flight, October 29, 2007 at the Mojave Spaceport The Rocket Racer on landing roll-out at Mojave.
Velocity SE-FG
Fixed landing gear version, 88 completed and flown by December 2011.[2]
Velocity SE-RG
Retractable landing gear version, 180 completed and flown by December 2011.[2]
Rocket Racer
The Mark-I X-Racer , a rocketplane design for the Rocket Racing League built on a Velocity SE airframe. It was built by XCOR Aerospace with an XCOR XR-4K14 1,500 lbf (6,700 N) thrust rocket engine fuelled by LOX and kerosene.[4] EAA AirVenture Oshkosh air show .[5]
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General characteristics
Crew: 1/2Capacity: 2/3 passengers / 1,000 lb (450 kg) payloadLength: 19 ft (5.8 m)Wingspan: 29 ft 4 in (8.94 m)Height: 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)Empty weight: 1,300 lb (590 kg)Gross weight: 2,300 lb (1,043 kg)Fuel capacity: 60 US gal (230 L; 50 imp gal)Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-360 4-cyl. horizontally-opposed air-cooled piston engine, 200 hp (150 kW)
Performance
Cruise speed: 187 kn (215 mph, 346 km/h) at 75% powerLanding speed: 70 kn (130 km/h; 81 mph)Stall speed: 60 kn (69 mph, 110 km/h)Never exceed speed : kn (230 mph, 370 km/h) IASRange: 1,000 nmi (1,200 mi, 1,900 km) at 65% powerService ceiling: 20,000 ft (6,100 m)g limits: +12 -7Rate of climb: 1,200 ft/min (6.1 m/s)Wing loading: 18.88 lb/sq ft (92.2 kg/m2 )
Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide , Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 75. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851 
