Kubicek M-2 Scout
# Kubicek M-2 Scout

The Kubicek M-2 Scout is a Czech ultralight and light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Kubicek Aircraft. It was first flown in May 2009. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.

In Czech the manufacturer refers to itself as Kubíček Aircraft but in English they call themselves Kubicek Aircraft.

## Design and development

The aircraft was intended as an update to the 1948 Mráz M-2 Skaut (English: Scout) design. The original M-2 was made from wood and so the two aircraft resemble each other only superficially. The new M-2 was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The cockpit is 120 cm (47 in) wide.

The aircraft is made from riveted and bonded aluminum sheet and is completely corrosion-treated after assembly. Its 9.6 m (31.5 ft) span wing has an area of 12.4 $m^2$ (133 sq ft) and flaps. The standard engine available is the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant.

## Variants

### M-2 Scout LSA

    Model for the US light-sport category with a gross weight of 600 kg (1,323 lb)

### M-2 Scout UL

    Model for the European ultralight category with a gross weight of 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)

## Specifications (M-2 Scout LSA)

Data from Bayerl and Kubicek Aircraft

General characteristics

* Crew: one
* Capacity: one passenger
* Length: 6.87 m (22 ft 6 in)
* Wingspan: 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in)
* Height: 2.35 m (7 ft 9 in)
* Wing area: 12.4 $m^2$ (133 sq ft)
* Empty weight: 320 kg (705 lb)
* Gross weight: 600 kg (1,323 lb)
* Fuel capacity: 90 litres (20 imp gal; 24 US gal)
* Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 220 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn)
* Cruise speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)
* Stall speed: 72 km/h (45 mph, 39 kn) in the landing configuration
* Never exceed speed: 260 km/h (160 mph, 140 kn)
* Endurance: 6 hours
* g limits: +4/-2
* Rate of climb: 5 m/s (980 ft/min)
* Wing loading: 48.4 $kg/m^2$ (9.9 lb/sq ft)
