![]() ![]() Equipped with a carbureted, 235-HP Lycoming O-540-B4B5, it is the most popular of the Maule line. The practice of sticking with what has worked and only making design changes after due deliberation, are two reasons Maule has managed to keep the prices of its new airplanes among the lowest on the market-as Brent Maule told us, “On a per-seat basis, our airplanes are the least expensive production STOL planes you can buy.” The company’s native conservatism means competitive pricing, but it also means that those who want a glass panel and the latest gee-whiz gimmicks will have to look elsewhere. There are only two versions of the fuselage, the current four-place-plus-baggage fuselage of the MX-7 and MXT-7 models and the slightly taller and deeper fuselage that has room for a fifth seat in the baggage area of the M-7, MT-7 and M-9 models. Maule-the company gradually expanded its line to include nosewheel models and engines that range from 180 to 260 HP while sticking with a steel-tube and Ceconite fuselage, but going to all-metal wings. ![]() Remaining very much a family business-president Brent Maule is the grandson of founder B.D. In production since certification of the original M-4 in 1962, it’s nearly impossible to find a backcountry airport or airstrip that doesn’t have at least one Maule parked on it. Maule has been building tailwheel STOL airplanes so long, one can’t help wondering if the first ones were open-cockpit. ![]()
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