Raven 2XS
{{Short description|Canadian aerobatic biplane}}
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The Raven 2XS ({{langx|en|To Excess}}) is a Canadian aerobatic amateur-built biplane, designed and produced by Raven Aircraft of Surrey, British Columbia. The aircraft is supplied as a kit or as plans for amateur construction.Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 69. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
Design and development
The 2XS features a strut-braced biplane layout, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The cockpit is {{convert|24|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} wide
The aircraft is made from mixed construction, using welded steel tubing, aluminum and wood, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its {{convert|19.1|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} span wing has an area of {{convert|119.4|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}. The aircraft's recommended engine power range is {{convert|260|to|400|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} and standard engines used include the {{convert|280|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Lycoming IO-540 four-stroke powerplant. The 2XS has a roll rate of 330 degrees/second. Construction time from the supplied kit is estimated as 2000 hours.{{cite web|url = http://www.ravenaircraft.com/product_aircraft_2XS.html|title = Raven 2XS Unlimited Aerobatic Aircraft|accessdate = 17 November 2012|last = Raven Aircraft|year = 2011|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130207122258/http://www.ravenaircraft.com/product_aircraft_2XS.html|archivedate = 7 February 2013}}
Operational history
By November 2012 one example had been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration, but none in its home country with Transport Canada.{{cite web|url = http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=651RA|title = Make / Model Inquiry Results|accessdate = 17 November 2012|last = Federal Aviation Administration|date = 17 November 2012}}{{cite web|url = http://wwwapps2.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/ccarcs/aspscripts/en/quicksearch.asp|title = Canadian Civil Aircraft Register|accessdate = 17 November 2012|last = Transport Canada|date = 17 November 2012|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110718042755/http://wwwapps2.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/ccarcs/aspscripts/en/quicksearch.asp|archivedate = 18 July 2011}}
Specifications (2XS)
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.ravenaircraft.com/}}
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisk48/6661741519/ Photo of a Raven 2XS]
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