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to help fund a new certification programme. The
Skyrocket III features greater speed, payload and range and was re-engineered for modular construction. By 1998 eleven kits had been delivered, but it is uncertain if any were completed and flown.
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Skyrocket II is owned by the Delaware Aviation Museum in
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