Aircraft
DBT Aero Introduces Two-seat Double Box Tail Airplane
Projected performance includes 1,000-nm range and 200-knot cruise
DBT 2LX light airplane
© DBT Aero

At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh today, DBT Aero unveiled the DBT 2LX, an unusually configured two-seat, composite airplane with a double box tail, capable of cruising at more than 200 knots, flying 1,000 nm, and with a useful load of nearly 800 pounds. DBT Aero is targeting meeting the FAA’s MOSAIC certification regulations for light aircraft designs, although those have yet to be released.

Powered by a Rotax 916iS piston engine with a constant-speed propeller, the DBT 2LX will be priced at $500,000 and offered as a factory-built airplane or an experimental amateur-built kit with optional builder assistance. The factory-built model will require a $10,000 deposit and the kit $2,500. Other engine configurations are being explored, including a turboprop and hybrid-electric and hydrogen propulsion.

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