Rolandas Kalinauskas RK-5 Ruth
The Rolandas Kalinauskas RK-5 Ruth, also called the Viltis, is a Lithuanian light aircraft, designed and produced by Rolandas Kalinauskas, of Prienai. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Design and development
The RK-5 is derived from the Rolandas Kalinauskas RK-3 Wind. The RK-5 features a strut-braced high wing, a four-seat enclosed cabin accessed via doors, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing supplemented by wooden stringers, while the wing is of wooden structure, all covered in doped aircraft fabric. The span wing has an area of and mounts flaps. The wing is supported by a single strut on each side with a single jury strut. The standard engine employed is the Avia M 332 four-cylinder, inverted, air-cooled, supercharged, inline, four-stroke powerplant.
The aircraft has an empty weight of and a gross weight of, giving a useful load of. It is supplied with a wide range of standard equipment, including leather seats and tinted windows.Specifications (RK-5)
