New airplane - Maule M8-235

PatinLoco · Post by **PatinLoco** » Mon Nov 10, 2014 10:24 am

Maulehigh wrote:
PatinLoco wrote:
aero101 wrote:Yes, but think there are considerably more MX7-235C's out there and it's an identicle airplane....
Yeah, I guess you're right Jim!
I'm not so sure. The MX-7-235 was only ever made without a suffix after the engine size, 30'10'' wing and oleo undercarriage. Whereas Eduardo's M-8 has wide gear and 32'11'' wing. Jeremy's Chronology page (http://www.maules.com/chronology.html) refers.

I agree with you David, it is a different and unique airplane. Jeremy's chronology proves that.

chris erasmus · Post by **chris erasmus** » Mon Nov 10, 2014 10:29 am

At least I now also know how they went from the m7 to m9 always wondered about the 8 . Thanks for the explanation

PatinLoco · Post by **PatinLoco** » Mon Nov 10, 2014 10:41 am

chris erasmus wrote:At least I now also know how they went from the m7 to m9 always wondered about the 8 . Thanks for the explanation

It wasn't a jump, Chris, just a little skip!!!

chris erasmus · Post by **chris erasmus** » Mon Nov 10, 2014 10:47 am

Have you flown her yet? Curious to know how she performs, what does the performance figures look like, same as m7 or different

PatinLoco · Post by **PatinLoco** » Mon Nov 10, 2014 3:53 pm

chris erasmus wrote:Have you flown her yet? Curious to know how she performs, what does the performance figures look like, same as m7 or different

Yes, Chris, I have flown her maybe 4 or 5 times. It was owned by two very good friends consecutively (only 2 owners since new), so I had chance to fly her.many years ago, I flew my first Maule, but I don't remember the model. It must have been 1987-8.

I don't remember the first flight enough to compare with the M8. And, once I start flying her! I'll post my opinion. I'm sure I'll love it, though.

MauleMechanic · Post by **MauleMechanic** » Mon Nov 10, 2014 5:25 pm

Maule sn#s are up to 54 prefix. Approximately 54 major changes in the Maule design of some sort.

The M8 was #15
#54 was the M4-100 (sport pilot category) Project abandoned.

maules.com · Post by **maules.com** » Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:32 pm

The MX7-235 from 1985 has the 4 seat fuselage same as M6.
MX7-235 has the square tip 30'10" wing.
M8-235 has 4 seat MX7 M6 fuselage but with wide aluminium gear and the universal 32'11" wing. That early gear could take a 'set' and not fully return to normal, sometimes only on one side.
It is important to make sure the wide gear early U channel attachment straps and bolts have been changed to the later square section straps.

PatinLoco · Post by **PatinLoco** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 1:50 pm

What a beautiful airplane, MM. Is that yours? Can we see pix of the inside?

Jeremy, my plane has the new gear. It had a gear collapse a bunch of years ago, and was replaced with the new gear. That's another thing I like about this M8.

Brenton C · Post by **Brenton C** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 2:25 pm

+1, that thing is Maulicious!

MauleMechanic · Post by **MauleMechanic** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 2:42 pm

No, not mine....it has been cannibalized.

Mountain Doctor · Post by **Mountain Doctor** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 2:50 pm

Were the wheel pants taken...?

MauleMechanic · Post by **MauleMechanic** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 4:39 pm

Mountain Doctor wrote:Were the wheel pants taken...?

If I recall, all the "usuable/interchangeable" parts are gone....so to speak.

PatinLoco · Post by **PatinLoco** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 4:39 pm

MauleMechanic wrote:No, not mine....it has been cannibalized.

That's a shame! Was it in bad shape? It looks good from the outside, at least.

MauleMechanic · Post by **MauleMechanic** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 4:50 pm

PatinLoco wrote:
MauleMechanic wrote:No, not mine....it has been cannibalized.
That's a shame! Was it in bad shape? It looks good from the outside, at least.

Inadvertently I crashed the original thread here so here is a link to the M4-100 topic!

http://maulepilots.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3282

PatinLoco · Post by **PatinLoco** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 5:21 pm

Too bad it disappeared, MM! It should be in a museum or flying. I had noticed in the picture that the cowling looked quite different. Thanks for showing us a pie of history!

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