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The Frontier MD-II was an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed and supplied as a kit by Frontier Aircraft Inc of Vail, Colorado, introduced in the 1990s.[1]

Design and development

The MD-II featured a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit accessed via doors, fixed conventional landing gear with wheel pants and a single tractor engine.[1]

The aircraft was fabricated from 2024-T3 aluminum sheet. Its Шаблон:Convert span wing employed a USA 35B airfoil, mounted flaps and had an area of Шаблон:Convert. The cabin width was Шаблон:Convert. The acceptable power range was Шаблон:Convert and the standard powerplant used was the Шаблон:Convert Avia M 332 (LOM) four cylinder, inverted, air-cooled, supercharged, inline aircraft engine.[1]

With the Avia engine the MD-II had a typical empty weight of Шаблон:Convert and a gross weight of Шаблон:Convert, giving a useful load of Шаблон:Convert. With full fuel of Шаблон:Convert the payload for pilot, passenger and baggage was Шаблон:Convert.[1]

The manufacturer estimated the construction time from the supplied kit at 1500 hours.[1]

Operational history

By 1998, the company reported two kits had been sold with two aircraft complete and flying.[1]

In December 2013, no examples were registered with the US Federal Aviation Administration.[2]

Specifications (MD-II)

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References

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  1. 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 167. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. Шаблон:ISBN
  2. Шаблон:Cite web