Mosquito Aviation XE

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XE
MosquitoAviationXEL.jpg
XEL variant with floats
Role Kit helicopter
National originCanada
Manufacturer Mosquito Aviation
Innovator Technologies
Composite FX
DesignerJohn Uptigrove
Introduction2004
Number built37+
Developed from Mosquito Air

The Mosquito Aviation XE is a single seat homebuilt helicopter.

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By 2015 Mosquito Aviation was out of business and the design was being produced by Innovator Technologies of Rockyview, Alberta, Canada. [1] By 2019 the design was being produced by Composite FX of Trenton, Florida. [2]

Design and development

The XE is a development of the Mosquito Air, with a cockpit fairing and a more sophisticated exhaust system, plus a rotor diameter increased by 40 cm (15.7 in) to support the higher gross weight. The aircraft was designed to comply with the US Experimental – Amateur-built and European microlight aircraft rules. It features a single main rotor and tail rotor, a single-seat enclosed cockpit with a windshield, skid landing gear and a two-cylinder, air-cooled, two stroke 64 hp (48 kW) MZ 202 engine. [1]

The aircraft fuselage is made from composites and metal tubing. Its two-bladed rotor has a diameter of 5.95 m (19.5 ft) and a chord of 17 cm (6.7 in). The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 135 kg (298 lb) and a gross weight of 280 kg (617 lb), giving a useful load of 145 kg (320 lb). With full fuel of 45 litres (9.9 imp gal; 12 US gal) the payload for the pilot and baggage is 112 kg (247 lb). [1]

Variants

AIR
(2002) Open aluminum frame with tripod landing gear [3]
XE
(2004)
XEL
XE with floats. Meets United States FAA FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules for 254 lb (115 kg) and under for ultralight aircraft. [4]
XE285 – Discontinued
85 hp (63 kW) Inntec 800 2 cylinder 2 cycle
XE3 – Discontinued
85 hp (63 kW) CRE MZ 301 3 cylinder 2 cycle
XE 290
90 hp (67 kW) CFX 800 2-stroke, fuel injected, water cooled [5]
XET
90 hp (67 kW) Solar T62-2A1 turbine

Specifications (XE)

Data from manufacturer

General characteristics

Performance

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015–16, page 208. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN   1368-485X
  2. ↑ "About". Composite FX .
  3. ↑ "Your own helicopter for under $20,000". September 21, 2005. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  4. ↑ Flying Magazine: 39. February 2008.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ "XE 290" . Retrieved October 24, 2022.
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