M-7, MX-7, MXT-7 | |
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Maule M-7 | |
Role | Utility aircraft |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Maule Air |
Designer | Belford Maule |
First flight | 1984 |
Number built | ca. 500 by 1995 |
The Maule M-7 is a family of single-engine light aircraft that has been manufactured in the United States since the mid-1980s.
Based on the Maule M-4, it is a high-wing, strut-braced monoplane of conventional configuration, available with tailwheel or optional tricycle wheeled undercarriage [1] and frequently used as a floatplane with twin floats. The basic M-7 has a longer cabin than its predecessors the M-5 & M-6, 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. [2] 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,which is a modified M-5 fuselage but the same wing span as the M-5, [2] [3] and incorporates the increased fuel tankage, Hoerner-style wingtips and five-position flaps designed for the M-7. [4]
The M-7 family has been produced both with piston and turboprop engines. [2] [3] [5]
Data from manufacturer [7] and FAA [8]
General characteristics
Performance
M-7, MX-7, MXT-7 | |
---|---|
Maule M-7 | |
Role | Utility aircraft |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Maule Air |
Designer | Belford Maule |
First flight | 1984 |
Number built | ca. 500 by 1995 |
The Maule M-7 is a family of single-engine light aircraft that has been manufactured in the United States since the mid-1980s.
Based on the Maule M-4, it is a high-wing, strut-braced monoplane of conventional configuration, available with tailwheel or optional tricycle wheeled undercarriage [1] and frequently used as a floatplane with twin floats. The basic M-7 has a longer cabin than its predecessors the M-5 & M-6, 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. [2] 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,which is a modified M-5 fuselage but the same wing span as the M-5, [2] [3] and incorporates the increased fuel tankage, Hoerner-style wingtips and five-position flaps designed for the M-7. [4]
The M-7 family has been produced both with piston and turboprop engines. [2] [3] [5]
Data from manufacturer [7] and FAA [8]
General characteristics
Performance