Mosquito Aviation XE explained

The Mosquito Aviation XE is a single seat homebuilt helicopter.

By 2015 Mosquito Aviation was out of business and the design was being produced by Innovator Technologies of Rockyview, Alberta, Canada.[1] By 2019 the design was being produced by Composite FX of Trenton, Florida.[2]

Design and development

The XE is a development of the Mosquito Air, with a cockpit fairing and a more sophisticated exhaust system, plus a rotor diameter increased by 401NaN1 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, skid landing gear and a two-cylinder, air-cooled, two stroke 640NaN0 MZ 202 engine.[1]

The aircraft fuselage is made from composites and metal tubing. Its two-bladed rotor has a diameter of 5.951NaN1 and a chord of 171NaN1. The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 1350NaN0 and a gross weight of 2800NaN0, giving a useful load of 1450NaN0. With full fuel of the payload for the pilot and baggage is 1120NaN0.[1]

Variants

AIR
  • (2002) Open aluminum frame with tripod landing gear[3]
    XE
  • (2004)
    XEL
  • XE with floats. Meets United States FAA FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules for 2540NaN0 and under for ultralight aircraft.[4]
    XE285 – Discontinued
  • 850NaN0 Inntec 800 2 cylinder 2 cycle
    XE3 – Discontinued
  • 850NaN0 CRE MZ 301 3 cylinder 2 cycle
    XE 290
  • 900NaN0 CFX 800 2-stroke, fuel injected, water cooled[5]
    XET
  • 900NaN0 Solar T62-2A1 turbine

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015–16, page 208. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
    2. Web site: About . Composite FX.
    3. Web site: Your own helicopter for under $20,000. 21 September 2005 . 30 August 2012.
    4. Flying Magazine. February 2008. 39.
    5. Web site: XE 290. 24 October 2022.