| The Concept III is a recreational
sport aircraft with a delta wing planform, twin inward-angled vertical
stabilizers with all-moving rudders, and an all-moving horizontal stabilizer-elevator
(stabilator)
Although it is the 3rd concept
to be released, the Raptor is actually the first one designed
and the first one to fly.
The "Raptor" goes back in some form or another to late 1997, although the
modern result, the ARX-3 wasnt in it's final form until late 1999. Because
the ARX-1 and ARX2 were simpler in nature as well as smaller and slower,
the Raptor became the ARX-3.
Individual aircraft:
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N3JT
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First Flight 11-2-99
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Release Date: 12-16-00
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Aeroworks flagship 1999-2002
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Featured in Battle of the Airlines'
2001 Race
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Most downloaded civilian concept
on this site
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Second most popular overall
Designer's Comments:
Between 1997 and 1999 the Raptor was just a
side project while I worked on various aerobatic planes. It went
through many changes until late 1999 when it finally took the name and
shape you see now.
Notes:
At some point the ARX-3 may
be updated, but because the ARX-1 and ARX2 are simpler, look for them to
be updated first. There are no active plans to update the
ARX-3 but there are always
many possibilities...
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