Maule M-7


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

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 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 an optional third row of "kiddie seats" at the rear. 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, and incorporates the increased fuel tankage, Hoerner-style wingtips and five-position flaps designed for the M-7.
The M-7 family has been produced both with piston and turboprop engines.

Variants

M-7 series

;M-7-235 Super Rocket
;M-7-235B Super Rocket
;M-7-235C Orion
;M-7-260
;M-7-260C
;M-7-420 Starcraft Turboprop
;MT-7-235 Tri-Gear
;MT-7-260

MX-7 series

;MX-7 Rocket
;MX-7-160 Sportplane
;MX-7-180 Star Rocket
;MX-7-180A Sportplane and Comet
;MX-7-180B Star Rocket
;MX-7-180C Millennium
;MX-7-250 Starcraft
;MX-7-420 Starcraft Turboprop
;MXT-7-160 Comet
;MXT-7-180 Star Rocket

Specifications (M-7-235B)