Rocket Racing League Press Release
Rocket Racing, Inc. today announced that it has been granted an Experimental Exhibition Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the first of its next-generation Rocket Racer that has been selected as the baseline design for the fleet moving forward.
This exhibition type certification marks the first time in the FAA’s history that a production level rocket powered aircraft has been cleared to perform exhibition flight demonstrations at over 20 venues across the U.S.
The DKNY Bridenstine Rocket Racer vehicle, built on a Velocity Aircraft airframe and equipped with liquid oxygen (LOX) & alcohol engines manufactured by Armadillo Aerospace, was used in test flights to demonstrate the Rocket Racer’s stability, safety, performance and reliability to the FAA.
“I would like to personally thank the FAA for their assistance through this process,” said Granger Whitelaw, Rocket Racing League Chief Executive Officer. “This historic moment was built upon the unprecedented cooperation between our company, Armadillo Aerospace, and the FAA. The League will now move forward with solidifying venues for its 2009 Exhibition season and be on course for the official race season in 2010.”
The league plans to work with show, airport and local FAA authorities to select 8 venues from the more than 20 that have been approved by the FAA. To date the venues approved by the FAA for the Rocket Racers include:
- National Championship Air Races and Air Show, Reno, Nevada;
- Miramar Air Show, San Diego, California;
- Las Cruces International Airport, Las Cruces, New Mexico;
- Aviation Nation, Las Vegas, Nevada;
- Sebring U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, Sebring, Florida;
- McGuire Air Force Base Airshow, Wrightstown, New Jersey;
- Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport, Bridgeport, Connecticut;
- Sun ‘n Fun, Lakeland, Florida;
- Oklahoma Spaceport, Burns Flat, Oklahoma;
- Spirit of St Louis Airport, St Louis, Missouri;
- Wings and Wheels Fly-in, Sheboygan, Wisconsin;
- Lackland AirFest, San Antonio, Texas;
- Langley Air Force Base Air Show, Hampton, Virginia;
- EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh, Wisconsin;
- NAS JAX Air Show, Jacksonville, Florida;
- Albert Whitted Airport, St Petersburg, Florida;
- Moffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, California;
- Mojave Air & Space Port, Mojave, California;
- New York Air Show at Jones Beach, Farmingdale, New York;
- Caddo Mills Municipal Airport, Caddo Mills, Texas;
- Majors Airport, Greenville, Texas;
- Grayson County Airport, Sherman/Denison, Texas;
- Fort Worth Alliance Air Show, Fort Worth, Texas.
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