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 |caption = Rob Holland Flies his MX2 near Nashua, NH
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The '''MX2''' is a carbon fiber, two seat tandem sport aircraft produced by [[MX Aircraft]] of [[Perth, Western Australia]]. The MX2 has been used by competitors in the annual [[Red Bull Air Race World Championship]].
[[File:MX2taxi.jpg|thumb|right|Gary Ward MX2]]

==Design and development==
The MX2 was based on the [[Giles G-202]] aerobatic trainer, the first prototype was a modified G-202 and first flew in May 2002.<ref name="jackson" /> The first aircraft of the initial production batch of five first flew in May 2005.<ref name="jackson" /> The MX2 is a carbon-fibre low wing cantilever [[monoplane]] with full span ailerons and a [[conventional landing gear]] with a tailwheel.<ref name="jackson" /> It has an enclosed cockpit for two in tandem on reclining seats and a single piece canopy.<ref name="jackson" /> The MX2 is powered by a  260&nbsp;hp (194&nbsp;kW) [[Lycoming IO-540]] flat-six piston engine with a three-blade tractor propeller.<ref name="jackson" />  Optimised for aerobatic speed and agility the MX2 can pull a G-load of plus and minus 14 [[g-force|G]]s, giving it tight turns and loops and a range of aerobatic maneuvers.

[[Rob Holland (pilot)|Rob Holland]] won the 2008 World Advanced Aerobatic Championships in an MX2 and the 2018 US National Aerobatic Championships.

An MX2 raced a [[Supermarine Spitfire]] around the [[Isle of Wight]] for the 70th anniversary of the first Spitfire produced. The Spitfire won.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7478123.stm BBC article about the Spitfire/MX2 race], accessed 2 July 2008</ref>

==Specifications==
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|crew=2
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|gross weight lb=2150
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|max speed mph=253
|stall speed mph=67
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|g limits=±12
|roll rate=420°/s
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==See also==
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*[[CAP Aviation CAP-222]]
*[[MX Aircraft MXS]]
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==References==
;Citations
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<ref name="jackson">Jackson 2008, p. 830</ref>
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;Bibliography
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*{{cite book |editor=Paul Jackson |title= Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2008-2009 |year= 2008|publisher= Jane's Information Group|location= Coulsdon, Surrey, England|isbn=978-0-7106-2837-4}}
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== External links ==
{{commons category|MX2}}
* [http://www.mxaircraft.com Official MX Aircraft website]

[[Category:Low-wing aircraft]]
[[Category:2000s Australian sport aircraft]]
[[Category:Aerobatic aircraft]]
[[Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft]]
[[Category:Aircraft first flown in 2002]]
[[Category:Aircraft with fixed conventional landing gear]]
[[Category:MX Aircraft aircraft|MX2]]
[[Category:Single-engined piston aircraft]]