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Maule M-7 / M-9

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High wing single piston light aircraft. Also produced as turboprop (no longer promoted). Current models are the MX-7 Series (MX-7-180B, MX-7-180C, MXT-7-180), the M-7 Series (M-7-235B, M-7-260, MT-7-235, MT-7-260), and the M-9 Series (M-9-235 Carbureted, M-9-235 Fuel Injected, and M-9-260).

Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Piston, Turboprop

Application

Sport, Touring

Design & construction

Wing

Aluminium

Landing gear

Fixed tailwheel

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

None

Avionics architecture

Standalone glass

Environmental control

None-unpressurised

Wing position

High

Planform

Straight

Tail

Conventional

Certification

Part 23

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Notes
Maule M-7-235 Super Rocket	1983 / 1983	Production: 1 (2016) GAMA: Maule Air, M-7-235C. Lengthened cabin compared to M-6 prior variants with optional 5th seat, tailwheel undercarriage, includes M-7-235B (strut landing gear), and MT-7-235 (tricycle landing gear) variants. Original M-7-235 no longer offered.
Maule MX-7-180B Star Rocket	1993 / 1993	Production: 1 (2016) GAMA: Maule Air, MX-7-180C. Four-seater variant with strut landing gear, includes other MX-7 Series variants: MX-7-180C (spring gear), and MXT-7-180 (with hydraulic nosewheel).
Maule M-7-260	1998 / 1998	Production: 1 (2016) GAMA: Maule Air, M-7-260C. Fuel-injected engine, development of M-7 Series with 4+1 seating, includes MT-7-260 (tricycle landing gear), and reinforced M-9-260 (comparable to M-7-260C but with greater gross weight allowance) variants.
Maule M-9-235	2003 / 2003	Production: 1 (2015) GAMA: Maule Air, Inc. M-9-235. Structurally reinforced variants with 4+1 seating and greater gross weight, includes M-9-235 Carbureted, and M-9-235 Fuel Injected variants.

Airframer

Maule Air Inc.

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