Maule Air
| Maule Air, Inc. | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Incorporation |
| founding | 1941 |
| Seat |
Moultrie , Georgia , United States
|
| Branch | Aircraft construction |
| Website | www.mauleairinc.com |
The Maule Air, Inc. based in Moultrie, in the US state of Georgia , which is the manufacturer of single-engine STOL - aircraft MX (T) -7.
history
The company was founded in 1941 by Belford D. Maule (1911-1995) in Napoleon , Michigan , and is still family-owned. His widow June D. Maule, born in 1917, ran the company until her death in 2009. Since its inception, the company has only produced one type of aircraft, which has been consistently developed. Originally, all of the company's aircraft were based on the Piper J-3 .
Today's aircraft pallet
Today the company produces the modified Maule MX-4 again as a two-seater with 180 HP fixed propeller and also with a controllable pitch propeller (originally reissued as an ultralight aircraft with a Rotax engine, which was not approved as an ultralight aircraft). The MX (T) -7 and (recently) the M-9 (which has its origin in the MX-7) will be produced with both an SMA diesel engine and a Lycoming engine with 235 hp and 260 hp and will be produced shortly Got your FAA accreditation); MX (T) -7 is equipped with various motors 160, 180 and 235 hp and even with a Allison - gas turbine offered with 420 hp. Various propeller options are also offered. Since 2011, Maule has also been offering so-called glass cockpits from Garmin and Aspen Avionics in addition to the standard instruments previously known in the cockpit . Originally there were Maule aircraft only as water or tail-wheel aircraft , only with the MXT-7 a tripod version was offered.
Technical data Maule MX (T) -7-180
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 10.0 m (32.9 ft) |
| length | 7.1 m (23.5 ft) |
| height | 1.92 m (6.3 ft) |
| Seats | 4 (5th seat in the luggage compartment with more powerful engines) |
| operation area | Amphibious, school, tow and STOL aircraft |
| Landing gear arrangement | Star wheel or tripod landing gear (T version) |
| Payload (with tail wheel chassis) | 1062 lbs. (472.7 kg) |
| Wing area | 15.4 m² (165.6 square feet) |
| Construction (fuselage & tail unit) | covered steel pipes |
| Construction (wing) | aluminum |
| Cruising speed (75% power) | 233 km / h (145 mph) |
| Cabin width | 106.7 cm (42 inch) |
| Maximum take-off weight | 1136.4 kg (2500 lbs) |
| Empty weight (with tail wheel chassis) | 653.7 kg (1438 lbs) |
| Tank capacity | 276 L (73 gallons) |
| Stall speed (single seat) | 65 km / h (40 mph) |
| Take-off run (single seat) | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Take-off distance over 15 m obstacle | 200 m (600 ft) |
| Best climb | 6 m / s (1200 fpm) |
| Gasoline consumption (65% performance) | 34 l / h (9 gallons / h) |
| Flap positions | -7 °, 0 °, 24 °, 40 °, 48 ° |
Maule planes in movies
- A Maule M-5 played an important role in Burt Reynolds' film The Cannonball Run . Here she shows her extraordinary STOL qualities by showing how she can land on a suburban street between buildings and trees under electricity pylons. Maule Air still recommends looking at this section to see the quality of the aircraft for yourself.
- In the film Speed 2 - Cruise Control , a mouth equipped with floats can be seen falling into an oil tanker .
Individual evidence
- ^ AOPA: Matriarch of Maule Air dies at 92 of October 30, 2009
Web links
- Site of the German general agency
- EASA-TCDS-A.018 (PDF; 154 kB) - Type certification of the Maule M-4