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Heavenly Pursuits - The Aeronautical Gazette

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Saturday, April 9th 2005, 10:14pm

Heavenly Pursuits - The Aeronautical Gazette

Welcome to this, the launch issue of Heanenly Pursuits.
Over the coming years, we will be bringing all the latest information on the field of aeronautics. It is our intention to bring you you interviews with the major personalities in the field, from designers to pilots, and cover both civilian and military topics.

For this inaugeral issue, we have a world exclusive!
The first picture of the new fighter from the drawing board of Adolph Rohrbach, the Ro IX Rofix fighter.



Type 1 seat fighter
Engine 1 BMW VI
Guns 2 x 12.5mm Madsen MG's
Dimensions Length 9.50 m, height 3.70 m, span 14.00 m
Weights Empty 1320 kg, fuel 330 kg, crew 80 kg, flying weight 1850 kg
Performance Max. speed at sea level 267 km/h, at 3000 m 285 km/h, landing speed 105 km/h,
Max. altitude 8000 m, service ceiling 7600 m,
range 770 km



A two seat light bomber/ torpedo bomber version is being developed, and both models are to be used by both Navy and Air Force