MX Aircraft MXS
The MXR Aircraft MXS aerobatic aircraft is an all carbon-fiber two place aerobatics sport plane.
The MXS project began in 2001 with the first flight of the original prototype taking place in 2003. A great deal of flight testing was done with that first plane and as a result many refinements were incorporated into the production prototype which is the plane flying in Abu Dhabi March 17, 2006.
The first production run numbered six aircraft. Of those six, number one is flying, and the rest will be flying in the spring of 2006.
MX Aircraft which has fast become a name synonymous with the specialty production and sales of next generation sport, aerobatic and race aircraft. The MXS and the MX2 models are built for speed, responsive handling and rapid maneuverability. That is exactly what they deliver and why five of the world’s most famous pilots chose to fly MXS planes in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship Series.
The MXS aircraft is built with state of the art design and technology using advanced aerodynamic efficiency and made entirely of ’Aerospace’ grade ‘Toray’ carbon fiber which is used in most all military aircraft and gives outstanding strength and durability, allowing the aircraft to withstand the force needed to compete in the Red Bull Races and other aerobatic flying sports.
| Developing nation: | United States of America |
| Manufacturer/designer: | MXR Technologies, Inc. |
| Production line: | Boynton Beach, Florida. |
| Type aircraft: | Aerobatic sports plane. |
| First flight: | 2003. |
| Cockpit: | 1 seat MXS and 2 seats MX2. |
| Wing span | 7,32 m. |
| Wing area: | 9,48 m². |
| Fuselage length: | 6,55 m. |
| Height: | 1,83 m. |
| Engines: | one Lycoming AEIO-540 SER rated 254 kW. |
| Propeller: | MT-propeller three blades MTv 203/20-d. |
| Weight: | 584 Kg. |
| Fuel: | fuselage tank capacity 68,1 liters. |
| wing tank capacity 227 liters. | |
| Max. take off weight: | 953 Kg. |
| Max. speed: | 407 km/h. |
| Max rate of roll: | 400 °/sec +. |
| G-limits: | -/+14Gs. |
| Range: | 1.669 km. |
| Performance: | max. rate of climb at sea level m per minute. |
| Take-off run: | 68 m. |
| Red Bull Air Race Pilots Flying This Aircraft: | Michael Goulian first race 2006 Abu Dhabi. |
| Nigel Lamb,San Francisco and Perth 2006. | |
| Frank Versteegh, San Francisco 2006. |