Maule M-5

The M-5 was a development of the earlier Maule M-4 with improved STOL performance. It has a 30% increase in flap area and enlarged tail surfaces. Two prototype M-5s flew in 1971, one powered by a 210-hp (157 kW) engine, the other with a 220-hp (164 kW) engine. The M-5 is a steel-tube and fabric high-wing braced-monoplane with a cantilever tailplane with a single fin and rudder. It has a fixed-tailwheel landing gear and an enclosed cabin with two rows of side-by-side seating for a pilot and three passengers. The aircraft entered production in 1974 and was named the Strata Rocket and the Lunar Rocket. A generally similar M-6 Super Rocket was also developed with a wingspan and more fuel capacity, smaller ailerons and larger flaps. ==Variants==

;M-5-180C :Initial production variant with a Lycoming O-360-C1F engine, more than 94 built. ;M-5-200 :One aircraft modified with a engine. ;M-5-210C Strata Rocket :180C with a Continental IO-360-D engine in a revised cowling, 206 built. ;M-5-210TC Lunar Rocket :210C fitted with a turbocharged Lycoming TO-360 engine, 10 built. ;M-5-220C Lunar Rocket :210C fitted with a Franklin 6A-350-C1 engine, 57 built. ;M-5-235C Lunar Rocket :210C fitted with a Lycoming O-540-J1A5D engine, more than 379 built. ;M-6-235C Super Rocket :235C with a wingspan and more fuel capacity, smaller ailerons and larger flaps, 136 built. ==Specifications (M-5-235C Lunar Rocket)==