The M-Squared Breese is a large family of high-wing,

strut-braced In aeronautics, bracing comprises additional structural members which stiffen the functional airframe to give it rigidity and strength under load. Bracing may be applied both internally and externally, and may take the form of strut, which act in ...

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, tricycle gear,

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produced by M-Squared Aircraft of

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in kit form, for amateur construction.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page B-104. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 206. BAI Communications. Downey, Julia: ''2001 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 17, Number 12, December 2000, page 61-62. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851Downey, Julia: ''2002 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 18, Number 12, December 2001, page 53-54. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851Downey, Julia: ''2005 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 21, Number 12, December 2004, page 70. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Downey, Julia: ''2008 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 61-62. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 60-61. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851

Design and development

The M-Squared line of aircraft was started in 1996 when a former Quicksilver Manufacturing employee, Paul Mather, decided to offer retrofit kits to convert the Quicksilver II from cable-braced wings to a strut-braced configuration with

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s. The kits proved popular and Mather expanded to market complete aircraft based on the basic

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layout. The first two aircraft in the series were the two-seat double surface wing Sport 1000 and the two-seat single surface wing Sprint 1000. The series all share similar construction featuring a bolted aluminium tube structure with the flying surfaces covered in pre-sewn Dacron sailcloth envelopes. All models are open-cockpit, but some have optional streamlined pods available. All models use tricycle landing gear and steerable nosewheels. The Breese 2 DS and SS have been accepted by the US Federal Aviation Administration as approved special

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.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 67. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.

Variants

;Sport 1000 :Two seats in side-by-side configuration, double surface sailcloth wing, based on the Quicksilver MX Sport II. The construction time from the assembly kit is reported as 75 hours. Standard engine is the Rotax 582, with the

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optional. The now out-of-production Rotax 618 was at one time an optional engine, as well. Other options include streamlined cockpit pod, wheel pants and extra fuel tankage. In production. ;Sprint 1000 :Two seats in side-by-side configuration, designed for the US experimental amateur-built category, Rotax 582 two-stroke powerplant, gross weight, single surface sailcloth wing. In production. ;Sprint 1000 FP :Two-seat amphibious floatplane designed for the US experimental amateur-built category, Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant, gross weight, single surface sailcloth wing, 1650 Full Lotus floats. In production. ;Breese XL :Single-seat aircraft designed for the US

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category,

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two-stroke or the Revolution Rotary 301 powerplant, gross weight, single surface sailcloth wing. In production. M-Squared Breese 2

;Breese 2 SS :Two-seat aircraft designed for the US

category, Rotax 582 two-stroke powerplant, gross weight, single surface sailcloth wing. In production. M-Squared Breese II

;Breese 2 DS :Two-seat aircraft designed for the US light-sport aircraft category, Rotax 582 two-stroke powerplant, gross weight, double surface sailcloth wing. In production. ;Breese DS :Single-seat aircraft designed for the US experimental amateur-built aircraft category, Rotax 447 or Rotax 503 two-stroke powerplant, gross weight, double surface sailcloth wing. In production.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 64. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X ;Breese SS :Single-seat aircraft designed for the US experimental amateur-built aircraft category, Rotax 447 or Rotax 503 two-stroke powerplant, gross weight, double surface sailcloth wing. In production. ;Ultra-X :Single-seat aircraft designed for the US experimental amateur-built aircraft category, Rotax 680 two-stroke powerplant, gross weight, double surface sailcloth wing, with a symmetrical airfoil. In production. ;American Tugz :Single-seat aircraft designed for the US experimental amateur-built aircraft category, Rotax 680 two-stroke powerplant, gross weight, single surface sailcloth wing, designed for towing hang gliders aloft. In production.

Specifications (Sport 1000)

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.msquaredaircraft.com/ 1990s United States ultralight aircraft Light-sport aircraft