The Aeromot AMT-200 Super Ximango is a Brazilian

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developed from the AMT-100 Ximango but fitted with a

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engine.

Design and development

Built from

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, the Super Ximango is a low-wing cantilever

monoplane A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple wings. A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing con ...

with

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and a T-tail. Powered by front-mounted 80 hp

A, it has an enclosed side-by-side cockpit for two. The wings fold for storage or transportation. USAF TG-14A

Variants

;AMT-200 :Rotax 912A powered variant in the Utility category. ;AMT-200S :Rotax 912S4 powered variant in the Utility category. ;AMT-200SO :Reconnaissance variant of the AMT-200S in the Restricted category

Operators

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– operated by the

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as the TG-14. *

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– operated at Armstrong Flight Research Center as the TG-14. ; *

Military Police of Paraná State The Military Police (Brazil), Military Police are Military reserve force, reserve and ancillary forces of the Brazilian Army, and part of the System of Public Security and Brazilian Social Protection. Its members are called Military's States. The ...

– operated in patrol of environmental policing. ; *

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Specification

References

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External links

* . {{DEFAULTSORT:Aeromot Amt-200 Super Ximango 1990s Brazilian sport aircraft Motor gliders Low-wing aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft T-tail aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1993