Description
The 2XS features a strut-braced biplane layout, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The cockpit is 24 in (61 cm) wide.
The aircraft is made from mixed construction, using welded steel tubing, aluminum and wood, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its 19.1 ft (5.8 m) span wing has an area of 119.4 sq ft (11.09 m2). The aircraft’s recommended engine power range is 260 to 400 hp (194 to 298 kW) and standard engines used include the 280 hp (209 kW) Lycoming IO-540 four-stroke powerplant. The 2XS has a roll rate of 330 degrees/second. Construction time from the supplied kit is estimated as 2000 hours.
General characteristics:
Crew: one
Capacity: one passenger
Length: 19 ft 4 in (5.89 m)
Wingspan: 19 ft 2 in (5.84 m)
Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Wing area: 119.4 sq ft (11.09 m2)
Empty weight: 1,180 lb (535 kg)
Gross weight: 1,780 lb (807 kg)
Fuel capacity: 37 U.S. gallons (140 L; 31 imp gal)
Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-540 six cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 280 hp (210 kW)
Propellers: 3-bladed composite
Performance:
Maximum speed: 200 mph (320 km/h, 170 kn)
Cruise speed: 188 mph (303 km/h, 163 kn)
Stall speed: 60 mph (97 km/h, 52 kn)
Range: 450 mi (720 km, 390 nmi)
Rate of climb: 3,300 ft/min (17 m/s)
Wing loading: 14.9 lb/sq ft (73 kg/m2)
