Kubicek M-2 Scout

M-2 Scout
Role Ultralight aircraft and Light-sport aircraft
National origin Czech Republic
Manufacturer Kubicek Aircraft
First flight May 2009
Introduction 2009
Status In production (2012)
Unit cost
US$81,000 (2011)
Developed from Mráz Skaut

The Kubicek M-2 Scout is a Czech ultralight and light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Kubicek Aircraft. It was first flown in May 2009. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1]

In Czech the manufacturer refers to itself as Kubíček Aircraft but in English they call themselves Kubicek Aircraft.[2]

Design and development

The aircraft was intended as an update to the 1948 Mráz M-2 Skaut (English: Scout) design. The original M-2 was made from wood and so the two aircraft resemble each other only superficially. The new M-2 was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]

The aircraft is made from riveted and bonded aluminum sheet. Its 9.6 m (31.5 ft) span wing has an area of 12.4 m2 (133 sq ft) and flaps. The standard engine available is the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant.[1]

Variants

M-2 Scout LSA
Model for the US light-sport category with a gross weight of 600 kg (1,323 lb)[1][3]
M-2 Scout UL
Model for the European ultralight category with a gross weight of 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)[1][3]

Specifications (M-2 Scout LSA)

Data from Bayerl and Kubicek Aircraft[1][3]

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 62. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. Kubicek Aircraft. "Kubicek Aircraft Home". Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kubicek Aircraft. "Specifications". Retrieved 24 July 2012.

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