The Maule M-7 is a family of single-engine light aircraft that has been manufactured in the United States since the mid-1980s.
Design and development Based on the Maule M-4, it is a high-wing, strut-braced monoplane of conventional configuration, available with tailwheel or optional tricycle wheeled undercarriage and frequently used as a floatplane with twin floats. The basic M-7 has a longer cabin than its predecessors the M-5 & M-6, with two seats in front, a bench seat for up to three passengers behind them, and (like the M-6) an optional third row of "kiddie seats" at the rear.Simpson 1995, 242 Extra cabin windows can be fitted if the "kiddie seats" are to be used. The MX-7 uses the same fuselage as the M-6, which is a modified M-5 fuselage but the same wing span as the M-5,Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1985–86, 448 and incorporates the increased fuel tankage, Hoerner-style wingtips and five-position flaps designed for the M-7."Private Aircraft Buyers' Guide" 1986, 39.
The M-7 family has been produced both with piston and turboprop engines."Maule develops turboprops" 1987, 16
Variants
M-7 series M-7-235 Super Rocket Similar to M-6-235 with lengthened cabin. Tailwheel undercarriage and Lycoming O-540 engine M-7-235B Super RocketWorld Aircraft Information Files, File 901 Sheet 08 Same as M7-235 including Oleo-Strut main landing gear. M-7-235C Orion Same as M7-235B but with sprung aluminum main landing gear and Lycoming IO-540 engine. M-7-260 M-7-260C M-7-420 Starcraft Turboprop M-7-235 with Allison 250 turboprop engine MT-7-235 Tri-Gear Super Rocket with tricycle undercarriage MT-7-260
MX-7 series MX-7 Rocket MX-7-160 Sportplane M-6 fuselage with M-5 wings. Lycoming O-320 engine MX-7-180 Star Rocket MX-7 with lengthened cabin. Optional third row of seats with windows. Lycoming O-360 engine MX-7-180A Sportplane and Comet MX-7-180B Star Rocket MX-7-180C Millennium MX-7-250 Starcraft MX-7 with Allison 250 turboprop engine MX-7-420 Starcraft Turboprop MX-7-235 with Allison 250 turboprop engine MXT-7-160 Comet MX-7-160 with tricycle undercarriage MXT-7-180 Star Rocket MX-7-180 with tricycle undercarriage
Specifications (M-7-235B)
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