Several years ago a new company came to Oshkosh with
a brand new design - the Skyraider by Flying K Enterprises. At that time I
did an interview with Stace Schrader about his craft that looked a lot
like a single place version of the venerable Kitfox.
Stace is no longer with Flying K - he and his father have started a new
company called "Rocky Mountain Wings, LLC and are now supplying the
light plane market with the Ridge Runner.
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Ridge Runner Ultralight |
Ridge Runner II ** |
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Empty Weight |
250lbs |
350lbs |
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Gross Weight |
500lbs |
900lbs |
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Est. Useful Load |
259lbs |
650lbs |
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Wing Span |
26.20 ft |
26.20 ft |
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Wing Cord |
46 in |
46 in |
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Wing Area |
99.40 sq. ft |
99.40 sq. ft |
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Length |
17 ft |
17 ft |
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Height |
5.17 ft |
5.17 ft |
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Width Folded |
8 ft |
8 ft |
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Length Folded |
20 ft |
20 ft |
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Gear Width |
4.66 ft |
4.66 ft |
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Cabin Width |
24 in |
24 in |
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Fuel Capacity |
5 gal |
10 gal |
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Range |
175 miles |
325 miles |
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Rate of Climb fpm. |
800 |
1400 |
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Cruise Speed MPH |
58 |
90 |
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Stall Speed MPH |
24 |
29 |
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Takeoff Roll ft. W/flaps |
50 |
100 |
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Landing Ground roll ft. |
50 |
75 |
He had on display a partially
build Ridge Runner. Over the past 12 years Stace has worked for Avid
Aircraft, Kitfox, and himself building kit planes.
He credits his success
to Dan Denny, Dean Wilson, and Phil Read - and with the knowledge and
experience developed from them has now gone out, and with his father has
started "Rocky Mountain Wings, LLC."
The Ridge Runner will follow the lines of the
"Skyraider" in that it will be a single place tail dragger,
featuring a 4130 chrome-moly powder coated steel airframe, with metal
leading and trailing edge spars and wood ribs, covered in 1.7 oz fabric.
It will use standard stick and rudder controls, have folding wings, and be
trailerable for short distances.
A completed plane in the ultralight configuration
should take about 300 hours to build, come in at 250 lbs with a gross
weight of just over 500 lbs. The experimental version will take about the
same time to build but will have a gross weight of just over 900 lbs.
When
equipped with the 503 Rotax the Ridge Runner should cruise at 85 mph with
a climb rate of over 1400 feet per minute.
For more information contact:
Rocky Mountain Wings LLC
PO Box 1188
Nampa ID 83653-1188
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