This very new airplane the Corvus Racer 540 has been developed in Hungary. In 2007 the company Corvus Aircraft has started to dveleop a new airplane, designed especially for air racing. After two years the plane was ready and in May 2010 the plane got the registry of the Canadian authorities. After the race in New York the plane was put in US register under N806CR
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Type: |
Corvus Racer 540 |
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Length (total) |
6571 mm |
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Height |
2500 mm |
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Wingspan |
7,4 m |
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Wing surface |
9,0 m2 |
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Maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) |
685 (700) kg |
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Load factor limit |
+12,-12g |
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Engine: |
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Lycoming IO-540 Perfomance |
345 HP |
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Propeller: |
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MTV-9-B |
3 blades variable pitch |
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Fligth parameters: |
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Take-off distance |
100 m |
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Climbing ability |
18 m/sec |
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VNE |
450 km/h |
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VA |
330 km/h |
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VCRUISE (with 75% power): |
310 km/h |
| Technical data |
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| Length (total) | 6720 mm |
| Height | 2550 mm |
| Wingspan | 7500 mm |
| Wing surface | 9,81 m² |
| Maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) | 800 Kg |
| Load factor limit | +10,-10g |
| Engine: | |
| Lycoming AEIO-580 | 325 HP |
| Propeller: | |
| MTV-9-B | 3 blades variable pitch |
| Fligth parameters: | |
| Take-off distance | 110 m |
| Climbing ability | 13 m/sec |
| VNE | 405 km/h |
| VA | 285 km/h |
| VCRUISE (with 75% power): | 300 km/h |
This very special race plane was developed in North Carolina at MX Aircrfat. The plane meets all the needs of pilots with highest reqiurements. It is a fast, good manouverable plane with the ability of very tight turns. The two seated version of MX is a great plane for aerobatic training.
Seat: 1
Lenght: 6,30 m
Wingspan: 7,34 m
Weight: 548 kg
Power: 348 HP
Highest speed: 426 km/h
Roll rate: 420 degree/sec
Maximum G-load: +/-14



