Team Mini-Max AeroMax
{{Short description|American homebuilt aircraft}}
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The Team Mini-Max AeroMax is an American amateur-built aircraft and light-sport aircraft, produced by Team Mini-Max of Niles, Michigan. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.Bernard, Mary and Suzanne B. Bopp: Mini-Max: AeroMax, Kitplanes, Volume 29, Number 12, December 2012, page 26. Belvoir Publications. {{ISSN|0891-1851}}
Design and development
Developed from the ISON Airbike, the AeroMax features a strut-braced high-wing, a single-seat open cockpit that is {{convert|14|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} wide, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The narrow fuselage allows the pilot to sit in the cockpit with his or her legs on the outside of the aircraft, with feet on the external rudder pedals.{{cite web|url = http://www.teammini-max.com/aircraft/aeromax/|title = AeroMax|accessdate = 22 November 2012|last = Team Mini-Max|year = 2012}}
The aircraft is made from pre-fabricated metal components and CNC laser-cut plywood parts. Its {{convert|28.4|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} span wing has an area of {{convert|127.7|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}, is supported by "V" struts and features fiberglass drooped wingtips. The main landing gear is made from sprung steel and mounts drum brakes. The elevator trim system is electric. The aircraft's recommended engine the {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Hirth F-23 two-stroke powerplant. Tricycle landing gear, tundra tires and floats are under development. Construction time from the supplied kit is estimated as 200–300 hours.
A tandem two seat model is also under development by the company.
As of August 2012, the design does not appear on the Federal Aviation Administration's list of approved special light-sport aircraft.{{cite web|url = http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/gen_av/light_sport/media/SLSA_Directory.xls|title = SLSA Make/Model Directory|accessdate = 21 November 2012|last = Federal Aviation Administration|date = 12 October 2012}}
Specifications (AeroMax)
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References
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External links
{{commons category|Team Mini-Max}}
- {{Official website|http://www.teammini-max.com/aircraft/aeromax/}}
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