Avid Aircraft Magnum

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Magnum
RoleTwo-seat cabin monoplane
National originUnited States
Manufacturer Avid Aircraft
Airdale Flyer Company
StatusIn production (2010)

The Avid Aircraft Magnum is an American two-seat homebuilt cabin monoplane which was designed and sold as kits by Avid Aircraft of Caldwell, Idaho.

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Design and development

The Magnum is a high-wing strut-braced monoplane with a welded steel tube fuselage, the wings have aluminium spars and wooden ribs covered with Ceconite. [1] The Magnum was sold without an engine and was designed for a range of Lycoming engines from 115 to 180 hp (86 to 134 kW), for example the Lycoming O-235, O-320 or the O-360. [1] The enclosed cabin has side-by-side configuration seating for two with an option for an additional seat in the baggage area for two children or a small adult. [1] It has a fixed conventional landing gear with a tailwheel and some are fitted with floats. [1]

By 2010 the aircraft was back in production by the Airdale Flyer Company of Rhinelander, Wisconsin. The Airdale version includes some modifications, including enlarged landing gear, plus optional tricycle landing gear. [2] [3]

Specifications (fitted with a 160hp O-320 engine)

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1995-1996 [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Jackson 1995, p. 486
  2. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 92. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 94. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN   1368-485X

Bibliography

  • Paul Jackson, ed. (1995). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1995-1996. Jane's Information Group Limited. ISBN   0-7106-1262-1.