The Mosquito Aviation XE is a single seat

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. By 2015

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was out of business and the design was being produced by

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.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015–16'', page 208. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. By 2019 the design was being produced by

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of Trenton, Florida.

Design and development

The XE is a development of the

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, with a

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and a more sophisticated exhaust system, plus a rotor diameter increased by to support the higher gross weight. The aircraft was designed to comply with the US ''Experimental – Amateur-built'' and European microlight aircraft rules. It features a single main rotor and tail rotor, a single-seat enclosed cockpit with a windshield,

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and a two-cylinder, air-cooled, two stroke

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engine. The aircraft

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is made from composites and metal tubing. Its two-bladed rotor has a diameter of and a chord of . The aircraft has a typical empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload for the pilot and baggage is .

Variants

;AIR :(2002) Open aluminum frame with tripod landing gear ;XE :(2004) ;XEL :XE with floats. Meets United States FAA

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rules for and under for ultralight aircraft. ;XE285 – Discontinued : Inntec 800 2 cylinder 2 cycle ;XE3 – Discontinued : CRE MZ 301 3 cylinder 2 cycle ;XE 290 : CFX 800 4-stroke, fuel injected, water cooled ;XET : Solar T62-2A1 turbine

Specifications (XE)

References

External links

*{{Official website, https://composite-fx.com/models/xe/ Homebuilt aircraft 2000s Canadian ultralight aircraft 2000s Canadian helicopters Mosquito XE Single-engined piston helicopters

Design and development

Variants

Specifications (XE)

See also

References

External links