MX Aircraft MXS
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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.mxaircraft.com/mx-aircraft-kits/|title=MX Aircraft Kits|accessdate=4 May 2019}}
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.
The two-seat version is called the MX2 and has reached notable fame, becoming World Aerobatic Advanced Champion under the control of Rob Holland in 2008 and also vice-world aerobatics advanced champion in 2010.
Specifications
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|ref=[https://www.mxaircraft.com/mxs/ MXS Homepage]
|crew=one pilot
|capacity=one (pilot only)
|length ft=21.35
|span ft=24
|height ft= 6
|empty weight lb=1,260
|gross weight lb= 1,600
|max takeoff weight lb=1,840
|max speed kmh=426
|more general=*Fuel capacity: 219.55 litre (58 US gal) (optional long range 295.26 litre (78 US gal))
|eng1 name= Lycoming AEIO-540EXP
|eng1 type= MT Propeller MTV9 203 20D blades
|eng1 note= Hartzell 3 blade "Claw" counterweighted propeller
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 hp= 250-380
|cruise speed kts=180
|stall speed kts= 58
|never exceed speed kts= 230
|range nmi=750
|climb rate ftmin= 3500
|more performance=*Roll rate: 420°/sec
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See also
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References
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External links
{{commons category|MX Aircraft MXS}}
- [http://www.mxaircraft.com Official Website]
- [http://www.redbullairrace.com/ Red Bull Air Race]
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