MX Aircraft MXS

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 two-seat version is called the MX2 and has reached notable fame, becoming vice-world aerobatics advanced champion in 2010. There are only 12 MXS' in existence.

MXS
Role Aerobatic monoplane
National origin Perth Western, Australia
Manufacturer MX Aircraft
Status Active

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

References
  1. "MX Aircraft Kits". Retrieved 4 May 2019.


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