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Rocket Racer Revealed
Next year�s Rocket Racing League aircraft takes first public bow

By PETE LYONS
AutoWeek | Published 11/01/06, 3:16 pm et
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061101/FREE/61101002/1001

This swept-wing sweetheart is the prototype of a fleet of rocket-propelled competition aircraft under development for next year�s inaugural Rocket Racing League series of speed events in the sky.

.........What they’ve found is sort of 3D Formula One, but it won’t be exactly like auto racing, or Reno air racing either. Pilots will fly against the clock through several virtual courses writhing back and forth inside a tall, narrow, invisible box about a mile high, half a mile wide, and two miles long. That’s a convenient fit for many airfield properties around the world. ..........

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