Kubicek M-2 Scout
{{Short description|Czech ultralight aircraft}}
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The Kubicek M-2 Scout is a Czech ultralight and light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Kubicek Aircraft. It was first flown in May 2009. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 62. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 65. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
In Czech the manufacturer refers to itself as Kubíček Aircraft but in English they call themselves Kubicek Aircraft.{{cite web|url = http://www.m2-scout.cz/index.php/home?Itemid=1|title = Kubicek Aircraft Home|accessdate = 24 July 2012|last = Kubicek Aircraft|date = |archive-date = 24 December 2013|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131224125512/http://m2-scout.cz/index.php/home?Itemid=1|url-status = dead}}
Design and development
The aircraft was intended as an update to the 1948 Mráz M-2 Skaut ({{langx|en|Scout}}) design. The original M-2 was made from wood and so the two aircraft resemble each other only superficially. The new M-2 was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The cockpit is {{convert|120|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} wide.
The aircraft is made from riveted and bonded aluminum sheet and is completely corrosion-treated after assembly. Its {{convert|9.6|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing has an area of {{convert|12.4|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} and flaps. The standard engine available is the {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant.
Variants
;M-2 Scout LSA
:Model for the US light-sport category with a gross weight of {{convert|600|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url = http://www.m2-scout.cz/index.php/m-2-scout-en/specifications|title = Specifications|accessdate = 24 July 2012|last = Kubicek Aircraft|date = |archive-date = 29 April 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140429051030/http://www.m2-scout.cz/index.php/m-2-scout-en/specifications|url-status = dead}}
;M-2 Scout UL
:Model for the European ultralight category with a gross weight of {{convert|472.5|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
Specifications (M-2 Scout LSA)
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References
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External links
- [http://www.m2-scout.cz/index.php/home?Itemid=1 Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224125512/http://m2-scout.cz/index.php/home?Itemid=1 |date=24 December 2013 }}
Category:2000s Czech ultralight aircraft
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