PLYMOUTH, Michigan USA — Mike Scopone and Uncle Mike's Rocket Shack have been named as Orbital Engineering's USA dealer for Orbital's line of VMX Spaceplanes.  Orbital announced that Uncle Mike's will soon receive a shipment of VMX-2 and VMX-12 kits in addition to the remote controlled VMX-20 Voodoo for demonstration flights of a kit due to be released this summer.

Unlike many rocket gliders, VMX Spaceplanes actually look like SSTO spacecraft.  A VMX Spaceplane fills the niche between model aircraft fliers thinking about rocketry and rocket fliers interested in aircraft. VMS Spaceplanes are kits made of top-quality components featuring high quality balsa and outstanding CNC cutting.

Designed with a full size space plane in mind, which would have to endure extreme flight envelopes, these light but strong airframes have survivability built-in. The balsa is carefully selected and beautifully cut by a top manufacturer to give you a head start in constructing a superb space plane. Careful, detailed instructions take you through every aspect of building, finishing, test gliding and flying.

Orbital Engineering's VMX-2 D engine rocket plane.

A very stable aircraft at high launch/boost, transition and low glide recovery speeds, the VMX Spaceplane concept is designed to give consistent maximum altitude launches and long gliding flights.

VMX-2 Project "Vector"
Length: 21.5" (55cm)
Wingspan: 14.5" (37cm)
Engines: B, C
Suggested Retail Price: $52.50

VMX-12 Project "Vantage"
Length: 28" (70cm)
Wingspan: 19.5" (50cm)
Engines: D
Suggested Retail Price: $66.50

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