Engineering:MX Aircraft MXS
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| Role | Aerobatic monoplane |
| National origin | Perth Western, Australia |
| Manufacturer | MX Aircraft |
| Status | Active |
The MXS is a single-seat aerobatic aircraft made of carbon fiber and built by MX Aircraft Company, a manufacturer located at Jandakot Airport in Perth, Western Australia. The MXS-R is a race variant flown by several pilots in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. The planes are all-composite in construction, piston-powered, low-wing monoplanes. They are produced both in kit form for amateur construction, and completed ready to fly at the factory.[1]
The MXS has won an entire decade of US Nationals Aerobatic Championships and World 4 Minute Free Style Championships and is regarded as the highest performance aerobatic airplane in the world. Pilot Rob Holland won the Eric Muller Trophy flying a MXS at the 2019 World Aerobatic championships. [2]
The two-seat version is called the MX2 and has reached notable fame, becoming World Aerobatic Advanced Champion under the control of Rob Holland (pilot) in 2008 and also vice-world aerobatics advanced champion in 2010.
Specifications
Data from MXS Homepage
General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Capacity: one (pilot only)
- Length: 6.51 m (21.35 ft)
- Wingspan: 7.3 m (24 ft)
- Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
- Empty weight: 572 kg (1,260 lb)
- Gross weight: 726 kg (1,600 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 835 kg (1,840 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 219.55 litre (58 US gal) (optional long range 295.26 litre (78 US gal))
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming AEIO-540EXP MT Propeller MTV9 203 20D blades, 190–280 kW (250–380 hp) Hartzell 3 blade "Claw" counterweighted propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 426 km/h (265 mph, 230 kn)
- Cruise speed: 330 km/h (210 mph, 180 kn)
- Stall speed: 107 km/h (67 mph, 58 kn)
- Never exceed speed: 430 km/h (260 mph, 230 kn)
- Range: 1,390 km (860 mi, 750 nmi)
- Rate of climb: 18 m/s (3,500 ft/min)
- Roll rate: 420°/sec
See also
Related development
- CAP Aviation CAP-222
- MX Aircraft MX2
References
External links
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