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The Maule M-7 is a family of single-engine light aircraft that has been manufactured in the United States since the mid-1980s.

M-7, MX-7, MXT-7
M-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

Design and development

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 M5 & M6, 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 M5 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]

Variants

M-7 series

M-7-235 Super Rocket

Similar to M-6-235 with lengthened cabin. Tailwheel undercarriage and Lycoming O-540 engine[2]

M-7-235B Super Rocket[6]

Same as M7-235 including Oleo-Strut main landing gear.

M-7-235C Orion[6]

Same as M7-235B but with sprung aluminum main landing gear and Lycoming IO-540 engine.

M-7-260[6]

M-7-260C[6]

M-7-420 Starcraft Turboprop

M-7-235 with Allison 250 turboprop engine[2]

MT-7-235 Tri-Gear

Super Rocket with tricycle undercarriage[2]

MT-7-260[6]

MX-7 series

MX-7 Rocket[6]

MX-7-160 Sportplane

M-6 fuselage with M-5 wings. Lycoming O-320 engine[2][6]

MX-7-180 Star Rocket

MX-7 with lengthened cabin. Optional third row of seats with windows. Lycoming O-360 engine[2]

MX-7-180A Sportplane and Comet

MX-7-180B Star Rocket[6]

MX-7-180C Millennium[6]

MX-7-250 Starcraft

MX-7 with Allison 250 turboprop engine[2]

MX-7-420 Starcraft Turboprop

MX-7-235 with Allison 250 turboprop engine[2]

MXT-7-160 Comet

MX-7-160 with tricycle undercarriage

MXT-7-180 Star Rocket

MX-7-180 with tricycle undercarriage[2]

Specifications (M-7-235B)

Data from manufacturer[7] and FAA[8]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: four passengers
• Length: 23.67 ft (7.21 m)
• Wingspan: 32.92 ft (10.03 m)
• Height: 6.33 ft (1.93 m)
• Empty weight: 1,549 lb (703 kg) typical, equipped
• Gross weight: 2,500 lb (1,134 kg)
• Fuel capacity: 40 U.S. gallons (150 L; 33 imp gal) usable (standard)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-540-J1A5D six cylinder, horizontally-opposed, air-cooled aircraft engine, 235 hp (175 kW)
• Propellers: 2-bladed Hartzell Propeller HC-C2YR-1BF/F8468A-6R constant speed propeller

Performance

• Cruise speed: 147 mph (237 km/h, 128 kn) maximum structural cruising speed
• Stall speed: 49 mph (80 km/h, 43 kn) flaps down
• Never exceed speed: 182 mph (293 km/h, 158 kn)
• g limits: +3.8/-1.5 g

Notes

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maule M-7.

• Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1985–86. London: Jane's Publishing. 1985. ISBN 9780710608215.
• "Maule develops turboprops". Flight International. 2 May 1987. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
• "Private Aircraft Buyers' Guide". Flight International: 37–48. 15 March 1986. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
• Simpson, R. W. (1995). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-577-5.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. ISBN 0-7106-0710-5.
• World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. ISBN 1-156-94382-5.

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Il Maule M-7 è una famiglia di monomotori leggeri ad ala alta prodotti dall'azienda statunitense Maule Air dalla metà degli anni ottanta. Gli M-7 sono conosciuti in tutto il mondo come cavalli da lavoro della linea Maule. L'M-7 può essere attrezzato facilmente sia per lavoro che per lussuose crociere attraverso il paese. Con l'alta velocità di crociera e la lenta di stallo, l'M-7 è un aeroplano da viaggio molto comodo e sicuro.[1][2][3][4].

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