The Kubicek M-2 Scout is a
Czech ultralight and
light-sport aircraft
A light-sport aircraft (LSA), or light sport aircraft, is a fairly new category of small, lightweight aircraft that are simple to fly. LSAs tend to be heavier and more sophisticated than ultralight (aka "microlight") aircraft, but LSA restrictio ...
, designed and produced by
Kubicek Aircraft. It was first flown in May 2009. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
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In
Czech the manufacturer refers to itself as ''Kubíček Aircraft'' but in English they call themselves ''Kubicek Aircraft''.
Design and development
The aircraft was intended as an update to the 1948
Mráz M-2 Skaut ( en, 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
The (; FAI; en, World Air Sports Federation) is the world governing body for air sports, and also stewards definitions regarding human spaceflight. It was founded on 14 October 1905, and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. It maintai ...
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. The cockpit is wide.
The aircraft is made from riveted and bonded
aluminum sheet and is completely corrosion-treated after assembly. Its span wing has an area of and
flaps. The standard engine available is the
Rotax 912ULS four-stroke
A four-stroke (also four-cycle) engine is an internal combustion (IC) engine in which the piston completes four separate strokes while turning the crankshaft. A stroke refers to the full travel of the piston along the cylinder, in either directio ...
powerplant.
Variants
;M-2 Scout LSA
:Model for the US light-sport category with a gross weight of
;M-2 Scout UL
:Model for the European ultralight category with a gross weight of
Specifications (M-2 Scout LSA)
References
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External links
Official website
2000s Czech ultralight aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft
Light-sport aircraft
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