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MS26 aircraft

This aircraft is available for purchase as plans only.

 

General:

Single seat low wing monoplane.

Fixed tailwheel-type conventional landing gear.

She has a single-piece wing with a flaperon type landing flap/aileron.

One tractor engine.

Fuel tanks in fuselage.


Engine:

Mosler MMCB 26 kW / 35 hp twin boxer.

Citroen Visa 26 kW / 35 hp twin boxer.

Probably any half VW would fit.


Structure

Fuselage:

Semi- monocoque structure: plywood/spruce batten formers and bulkheads, plywood skin.

Wing:

Semi- monocoque structure: batten ribs, wood spars plywood webs, plywood skin. Ailerons double as flaperons. PVC foam ribs.

Full span ailerons.

Horizontal tail:

Semi-monocoque structure stabilizer / elevator: Foam ribs, plywood skin.

Vertical tail:

Semi-monocoque structure stabilizer: Foam ribs, plywood skin. Vertical stabilizer is part of fuselage.


Cockpit:

Seat

Fixed seat Four point seat belts.

Control stick

Control stick is without adjustments. Push rod control for elevator and pushrods for ailerons.

Rudder pedals

Fixed position. Heel brakes for main wheels. Cable control to rudder.

Canopy

Sides PC, top strip PMMA


Main dimensions:

     Wingspan: 5.209 m 17ft 1 inch
Length: 4.37 m 14 ft 4 inch
Height (on ground) 1.212 m 4 ft
Wing area 5.903 sq m 63,6 sqft
Aspect ratio 4,59
wing profile NACA LS(1)-0413
propeller diameter 1.22 m 4 ft
Empty weight 135 to 146 kg 298 to 322 lbs
MTOW 250 kg 551 lbs
Fuel tank 27 liters 7.1 US gal