Model X - 3.8Mb

 
 

Model Z - Aircraft under construction...

Currently the only released version is the Model X.

Model A
The model A is a standard lycoming-540 powered 1 place aerobatic plane.

Model T
The model T is the forerunner to the model X, it is basically the same airframe with a Pratt & Whitney PT6 turboprop engine.

Model V
The model V is a modified version of the Model A, the only difference is a V-tail.

Model X
The Model X is based off of, and built around, the 750hp Orenda V-8 reciprocating aviation engine currently being retrofitted on many turboprop airplanes in the real world.  This explains why the nose of the plane has obvious similarities to typical turboprop airplanes. 

Model Z
For a short while there was an aircraft (N5XWC) offered on this site as a competition version of the Coyote in response to Flight Xtreme's World Championship. It was called the WC-refit. Since that time the WC-refit has been re-organized into the Z-model, and now there will be more of these aircraft available here in a full download package along with the new N5XWC.  The model Z is a refined version of the model X and is currently being developed.  It is still powered with the Orenda V-8.
 
 
 
 

Individual aircraft:

• N5ARX
• First flight 4-28-02
• Release Date: 5-31-03
• prototype aircraft in factory scheme
• Included in Model X download

• N5XJT

• First flight 4-31-02
• Release Date: 5-31-03
• airshow scheme
• Included in the Model X download

• N5XWC
• First flight 8-19-03
• Release Date (as type X): 8-26-03
• Release Date (as type Z): [pending]
• originally a Type-X refitted for competition use
• is now the prototype model Z

• N5ZX
• First flight 6-15-04
• Release Date: [pending]
• Red Bull scheme

• N5MMS
• First flight 6-15-04
• Release Date: [pending]
• Malibu Motorsports flagship

• N5ZJT
• First flight 6-15-04
• Release Date: [pending]
• sister ship to N5MMS with an MT prop

• N5ZTX
• First flight 6-15-04
• Release Date: [pending]
• "Texaco" sponsorship
• Dark Eagle III tribute scheme

• N5AJT
• First Flight 3-3-02
• unreleased prototype

• N5VJT
• First Flight 4-13-02
• unreleased prototype

• N5TJT
• First Flight 4-26-02
• unreleased prototype

Designer's Comments:
This is my first concept release that was made entirely within FSDS.  I started this plane as my transition from AF99 to FSDS, in December 2001 and it was something I tinkered with in my spare time as a way of learning FSDS. In 1996 the first "Coyote" was a concept aerobatic plane I had created just for fun, and never intended to release it. It was based loosely off Mike Goulian's Staudacher S-300GS from the cover of his first book Basic Aerobatics.  It had the characteristics of most unlimited aerobatic planes and was powered by none other than a Lycoming AEIO-540.  I still have no idea why I called it the Coyote,....but the name is the only thing in common with the ARX-5X

Notes:

• Currently the ARX-5 Model Z is under construction with plans for release.
• There are no immediate plans to release any other models (A, T, and V). But as always, this is subject to change...