Rocky Mountain Wings Ridge Runner
Role
Ultralight aircraft Type of aircraft
National origin
United States
Manufacturer
Rocky Mountain Wings
Designer
Stace Schrader
Introduction
2000
Status
Production completed (2018)
Produced
2000-2018
Number built
68 (Ridge Runner 1, 2011) 15 (Ridge Runner 2, 2011) 59 (Ridge Runner 3, 2011) 4 (Ridge Runner 4, 2011)
Developed from
Denney Kitfox
The Rocky Mountain Wings Ridge Runner is a family of American high wing , strut-braced , single engine, conventional landing gear aircraft that were designed by Stace Schrader and were produced by Rocky Mountain Wings of Nampa, Idaho for amateur construction from 2000 to 2018.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Following a lawsuit in 2018, and disputes with other customers, the company closed, production ended and its website was taken down by June 2019.[ 9] [ 10]
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^ Rocky Mountain Wings. "Ridge Runner Aircraft" . realflying.com . Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2020 .
^ Kennedy, Mary Gay (24 January 2018). "DANIEL MASON and KIRA BARBER, Plaintiffs v . ROCKY MOUNTAIN WINGS, LLC and STACE SCHRADER, Defendants" . law.justia.com . Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020 .