- Maule M-7
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M-7, MX-7, MXT-7 
MX-7-235 Super Rocket Role Utility aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer Maule Air Designer Belford Maule First flight 1984 Number built ca. 500 by 1995 
Maule M-7-235
Maule M-7-235C on tundra tires
Maule M-7-260C Orion
A Maule MT-7-235 owned by the Civil Air PatrolThe Maule M-7 is a family of single-engine light aircraft that has been manufactured in the United States since the mid 1980s.[1][2][3][4]
Based on the Maule M-4, it is a high-wing, strut-braced monoplane of conventional configuration, available with tailwheel or tricycle wheeled undercarriage, or as a seaplane with twin pontoons. The basic M-7 has a longer cabin than its predecessors, with two seats in front, a bench seat for up to three passengers behind them, and (like the M-6) an optional third row of "kiddie seats" at the rear.[5] Extra cabin windows can be fitted if the "kiddie seats" are to be used. The MX-7 uses the same fuselage as the M-6, but the same wing as the M-5, [5][4] and incorporates the increased fuel tankage and five-position flaps designed for the M-7.[6]
The M-7 family has been produced both with piston and turboprop engines.[5][4][7]
Variants
M-7 series
- M-7-235 Super Rocket
- Similar to M-6-235 with lengthened cabin. Tailwheel undercarriage and Lycoming O-540 engine[5]
- M-7-235B Super Rocket[3]
- Same as M7-235 including Oleo-Strut main landing gear.
- M-7-235C Orion[3]
- Same as M7-235B but with sprung aluminum main landing gear and Lycoming IO-540 engine.
- M-7-260[3]
- M-7-260C[3]
- M-7-420 Starcraft Turboprop
- M-7-235 with Allison 250 turboprop engine[5]
- MT-7-235 Tri-Gear
- Super Rocket with tricycle undercarriage[5]
- MT-7-260[3]
MX-7 series
- MX-7 Rocket[3]
- MX-7-160 Sportplane
- M-6 fuselage with M-5 wings. Lycoming O-320 engine[5][3]
- MX-7-180 Star Rocket
- MX-7 with lengthened cabin. Optional third row of seats with windows. Lycoming O-360 engine[5]
- MX-7-180A Sportplane and Comet
- MX-7-180B Star Rocket[3]
- MX-7-180C Millennium[3]
- MX-7-250 Starcraft
- MX-7 with Allison 250 turboprop engine[5]
- MX-7-420 Starcraft Turboprop
- MX-7-235 with Allison 250 turboprop engine[5]
- MXT-7-160 Comet
- MX-7-160 with tricycle undercarriage
- MXT-7-180 Star Rocket
- MX-7-180 with tricycle undercarriage[5]
Specifications (M-7-235)
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1985–86, p. 449
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Capacity: 4 passengers
- Length: 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
- Wingspan: 33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
- Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.89 m)
- Wing area: 268 ft2 (15.6 m2)
- Empty weight: 1,500 lb (681 kg)
- Gross weight: 2,500 lb (1,134 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-540-W, 235 hp (175 kW)
Performance
- Cruise speed: 164 mph (265 km/h)
- Range: 1,001 miles (1,610 km)
Notes
References
- Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1985–86. London: Jane's Publishing.
- "Maule develops turboprops". Flight International. 2 May 1987. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%200292.html. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- "Private Aircraft Buyers' Guide". Flight International: 37–48. 15 March 1986. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1986/1986%20-%200581.html. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- Simpson, R. W. (1995). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1853105775.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. ISBN 0710607105.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. ISBN 1156943825.
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