The MX2 is a carbon fiber, two seat tandem sport aircraft produced by

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. The MX2 has been used by competitors in the annual

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Design and development

The MX2 was based on the

Giles G-202 The Giles G-202 is an unlimited-level aerobatic airplane designed by Richard Giles. This carbon fiber composite monoplane was manufactured by AkroTech Aviation in Troutdale, Oregon. The tandem two-seater was based upon the single-seater Giles G ...

aerobatic trainer, the first prototype was a modified G-202 and first flew in May 2002. The first aircraft of the initial production batch of five first flew in May 2005. The MX2 is a carbon-fibre low wing cantilever

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with full span ailerons and a

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with a tailwheel. It has an enclosed cockpit for two in tandem on reclining seats and a single piece canopy. The MX2 is powered by a 260 hp (194 kW)

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flat-six piston engine with a three-blade tractor propeller. Optimised for aerobatic speed and agility the MX2 can pull a G-load of plus and minus 14 Gs, giving it tight turns and loops and a range of aerobatic maneuvers.

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won the 2008 World Advanced Aerobatic Championships in a MX2 and the 2018 US National Aerobatic Championships. An MX2 raced a

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around the

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for the 70th anniversary of the first Spitfire produced. The Spitfire won.BBC article about the Spitfire/MX2 race
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External links

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Official MX Aircraft website
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