MX Aircraft MX2
The MX2 is a carbon fiber, two seat tandem sport aircraft produced by MX Aircraft of North Carolina. The MX2 has been used by competitors in the annual Red Bull Air Race World Championship.
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Rob Holland Flies his MX2 near Nashua, NH | |
Role | Aerobatic |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | MX Aircraft |
First flight | 2002 |
Developed from | Giles G-202 |
Design and development
The MX2 was based on the Giles G-202 aerobatic trainer, the first prototype was a modified G-202 and first flew in May 2002.[1] The first aircraft of the initial production batch of five first flew in May 2005.[1] The MX2 is a carbon-fibre low wing cantilever monoplane with full span ailerons and a conventional landing gear with a tailwheel.[1] It has an enclosed cockpit for two in tandem on reclining seats and a single piece canopy.[1] The MX2 is powered by a 260 hp (194 kW) Lycoming IO-540 flat-six piston engine with a three-blade tractor propeller.[1] Optimised for aerobatic speed and agility the MX2 can pull a G-load of plus and minus 12 Gs, giving it tight turns and loops and a range of aerobatic maneuvers.
An MX2 raced a Supermarine Spitfire around the Isle of Wight for the 70th anniversary of the first Spitfire produced. The Spitfire won.[2]
Specifications
Data from [1]Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2008-2009
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
- Wingspan: 24 ft 0 in (7.32 m)
- Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
- Wing area: 102 sq ft (9.5 m2)
- Empty weight: 1,287 lb (584 kg)
- Gross weight: 2,150 lb (975 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-540 flat-six piston engine, 260 hp (194 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 220 kn (253 mph, 407 km/h)
- Stall speed: 58 kn (67 mph, 108 km/h)
- g limits: ±12
- Roll rate: 420°/s
References
- Citations
- Jackson 2008, p. 830
- BBC article about the Spitfire/MX2 race, accessed 2 July 2008
- Bibliography
- Paul Jackson, ed. (2008). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2008-2009. Coulsdon, Surrey, England: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2837-4.