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X-2 SkyLimo Cockpit: 5' long with 2' by 3' cut out
5052 Grade Aluminum Body: 14 1/2' by 32" diameter
Nose Cone: 3' (foam / fiberglass combination fill)
Wings: 2' by 2'; 23 degree sweep on leading edges;
upward side flap on side wings 1' by 1'
Steam Rocket will be propelled by heating water to produce steam.
4,000 pounds of thrust created will burn for 4 seconds.
Rocket will reach a height of 3,500 feet and an air speed of 350 miles per hour.
Distance covered will be slightly over 1/4 mile.
Rocket will fall to Earth aided by a kevlar ballistic chute.
Descent will take 21 seconds (if Canyon cleared) at 15 miles per hour.
Impact absorbed by 3' collapsible nose cone.
X-2 SkyLimo Steam Powered Rocket
FOR SALE BY OWNER!!
The X-2 SkyLimo Steam Powered Rocket prototype jump vehicle is for sale to serious buyers in advance of the Canyon jump.
The lucky purchaser of the X-2 SkyLimo can pick it up after the jump in it's "As Is" condition.
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