Mosquito Aviation XE

The Mosquito Aviation XE is a single seat homebuilt helicopter.

By 2015 Mosquito Aviation was out of business and the design was being produced by Innovator Technologies of Rockyview, Alberta, Canada. By 2019 the design was being produced by Composite FX of Trenton, Florida.

Design and development
The XE is a development of the Mosquito Air, with a cockpit fairing and a more sophisticated exhaust system, plus a rotor diameter increased by 40 cm to support the higher gross weight. The aircraft was designed to comply with the US Experimental – Amateur-built and European microlight aircraft rules. It features a single main rotor and tail rotor, a single-seat enclosed cockpit with a windshield, skid landing gear and a two-cylinder, air-cooled, two stroke 64 hp MZ 202 engine.

The aircraft fuselage is made from composites and metal tubing. Its two-bladed rotor has a diameter of 5.95 m and a chord of 17 cm. The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 135 kg and a gross weight of 280 kg, giving a useful load of 145 kg. With full fuel of 45 L the payload for the pilot and baggage is 112 kg.

Variants

 * AIR
 * (2002) Open aluminum frame with tripod landing gear


 * XE
 * (2004)


 * XEL
 * XE with floats. Meets United States FAA FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules for 254 lb and under for ultralight aircraft.


 * XE285 – Discontinued
 * 85 hp Inntec 800 2 cylinder 2 cycle


 * XE3 – Discontinued
 * 85 hp CRE MZ 301 3 cylinder 2 cycle


 * XE 290
 * 90 hp CFX 800 2-stroke, fuel injected, water cooled


 * XET
 * 90 hp Solar T62-2A1 turbine