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Maule M 5

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Top speed
  
277 km/h

Engine type
  
Reciprocating engine

Manufacturer
  
Maule Air

Introduced
  
1974

First flight
  
1971

Number of seats
  
4

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The Maule M-5 is an American four-seat cabin monoplane designed and built by the Maule Aircraft Company.

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Design and development

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The M-5 was a development of the earlier Maule M-4 with improved STOL performance. It has a 30% increase in flap area and enlarged tail surfaces.

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Two prototype M-5s flew in 1971, one powered by a 210-hp (157 kW) engine, the other with a 220-hp (164 kW) engine.

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The M-5 is a steel-tube and fabric high-wing braced-monoplane with a cantilever tailplane with a single fin and rudder. It has a fixed-tailwheel landing gear and an enclosed cabin with two rows of side-by-side seating for a pilot and three passengers. The aircraft entered production in 1974 and was named the Strata Rocket and the Lunar Rocket. A generally similar M-6 Super Rocket was also developed with a 3-foot-longer (0.91 m) wingspan and more fuel capacity, smaller ailerons and larger flaps.

Variants

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M-5-180C
Initial production variant with a 180-horsepower (134 kW) Lycoming O-360-C1F engine, more than 94 built.
M-5-200
One aircraft modified with a 200-horsepower (149 kW) engine.
M-5-210C Strata Rocket
180C with a 210-horsepower (157 kW) Continental IO-360-D engine in a revised cowling, 206 built.
M-5-210TC Lunar Rocker
210C fitted with a turbocharged 210-horsepower (157 kW) Lycoming TO-360 engine, 10 built.
M-5-220C Lunar Rocket
210C fitted with a 220-horsepower (164 kW) Franklin 6A-350-C1 engine, 57 built.
M-5-235C Lunar Rocket
210C fitted with a 235-horsepower (175 kW) Lycoming O-540-J1A5D engine, more than 379 built.
M-6-235C Super Rocket
235C with a 3-foot-longer (0.91 m) wingspan and more fuel capacity, smaller ailerons and larger flaps, 136 built.

Specifications (M-5-235C Strata Rocket)

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

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  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 3
  • Length: 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
  • Wingspan: 30 ft 10 in (9.40 m)
  • Height: 6 ft 2½ in (1.89 m)
  • Wing area: 157.90 ft2 (14.67 m2)
  • Empty weight: 1400 lb (635 kg)
  • Gross weight: 2300 lb (1043 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-540-J1A5D flat-six piston engine, 235 hp (175 kW)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 172 mph (277 km/h)
  • Range: 550 miles (885 km)
  • Service ceiling: 20000 ft (6096 m)

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    References

    Maule M-5 Wikipedia
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