Velocity SE

Velocity SE
Velocity SE RG at the Mojave Spaceport
General information
TypeHomebuilt aircraft
National originUnited States
ManufacturerVelocity Aircraft
Designer
Duane Swing
History
Introduction date1995
VariantsVelocity XL, Rocket Racer
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.

The Velocity Model 173 SE (Standard Elite) is an entry-level canard pusher aircraft from Velocity Aircraft.[1][2][3] The four seat, rear engine aircraft may be powered by a 160 hp (120 kW) Lycoming IO-320 or a 200 hp (150 kW) Lycoming IO-360 engine.[1]

  1. ^ a b Velocity SE Archived 2010-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Velocity Aircraft website, 2008, accessed 2010-12-11.
  2. ^ Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 75. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  3. ^ "Velocity Aircraft" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.