Avid Aircraft Magnum

The Avid Aircraft Magnum is an American two-seat homebuilt cabin monoplane which was designed and sold as kits by Avid Aircraft of Caldwell, Idaho.

Magnum
Role Two-seat cabin monoplane
National origin United States
Manufacturer Avid Aircraft
Airdale Flyer Company
Status In production (2010)

Design and development

The Magnum is a high-wing strut-braced monoplane with a welded steel tube fuselage, the wings have aluminium spars and wooden ribs covered with Ceconite.[1] The Magnum was sold without an engine and was designed for a range of Lycoming engines from 115 to 180 hp (86 to 134 kW), for example the Lycoming O-235, O-320 or the O-360.[1] The enclosed cabin has side-by-side configuration seating for two with an option for an additional seat in the baggage area for two children or a small adult.[1] It has a fixed conventional landing gear with a tailwheel and some are fitted with floats.[1]

By 2010 the aircraft was back in production by the Airdale Flyer Company of Rhinelander, Wisconsin. The Airdale version includes some modifications, including enlarged landing gear, plus optional tricycle landing gear.[2][3]

Specifications (fitted with a 160hp O-320 engine)

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1995-1996[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Length: 21 ft 0 in (6.40 m)
  • Wingspan: 33 ft 0 in (10.06 m)
  • Height: 6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m)
  • Wing area: 140.25 sq ft (13.03 m2)
  • Empty weight: 1,025 lb (465 kg)
  • Gross weight: 1,750 lb (794 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-320 four cylinder, air-cooled, horizontally opposed piston aircraft engine , 160 hp (119 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 150 mph (241 km/h, 130 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 130 mph (209 km/h, 110 kn)
  • Stall speed: 36 mph (58 km/h, 31 kn)
  • Service ceiling: 17,500 ft (5,335 m)
  • Rate of climb: 1,500 ft/min (7.6 m/s)

References

Notes
  1. Jackson 1995, p. 486
  2. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 92. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 94. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X

Bibliography
  • Paul Jackson, ed. (1995). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1995-1996. Jane's Information Group Limited. ISBN 0-7106-1262-1.
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