The pursuit of the ultimate freestyle aerobatic machine...

 
Let's get ready to tumble!!!

Made in Malibu!

Project Credits

Jason L. Terry & Mike Vivaldi

Additional Skins Credits:

Josh Nyhus & Brady Duros

Then came the Turbo-Coyote, with a Pratt & Whitney PT-6A turboprop up front. All the power you ever need is useless if you have to wait for a turbine to spool up while you're low to the ground, which is actually what led to the demise of the first turboprop unlimited aerobatic plane: The Oracle Turbo Raven. Fortunately, the pilot, Wayne Handley, made a full recovery and survived to fly on. But in the minds of many, the idea of a turbine unlimited aerobatic plane sort of died right there with the Turbo Raven.

Until along came a company called Orenda... and a 495cu. in. V-8 aviation engine that had the power of a turbine but the response of a reciprocating piston engine that runs on 100LL that can be retrofitted onto any production aircraft that used the PT-6A. And so the ARX-5 model X was born. Orenda has since been bought out by Trace Engines of Midland, Tx. But the Model X download for FSX still has a few Orenda logo's on them, for old time's sake.

Currently the only released model of the Coyote -- the Type X, is every idea for an aerobatic plane that I have ever had. If it were 100% perfect, it would be a biplane, ...but such is life.  Not a plane for everyone, the Coyote-X is oriented around freestyle flying, but should prove docile enough for most pilots to fly compulsory maneuvers as well. It's not perfect, it's just perfect for some. If you're used to heavy iron flying, you will probably end up upside down beside the runway the first time you try to fly this. And if you're new to aerobatics, this plane will probably get you into a lot of bad habits (no, not every aerobatic plane can climb straight up on takeoff!) So honestly, it's not a good beginner aerobatic plane at all, it's no place to start! Instead it's the wild ending of a long search for the ultimate aerobatic machine.

I live to fly aerobatics, and no plane I've ever built, or flown in my years of flying them in FS had that "custom fit" feel to them. I've made many real world aerobatic planes over the years by myself, and sometimes with my good friend Mikko Maliniemi, and it's very difficult to make an aerobatic plane that is lazy enough for the average simmer, but still have the ability to get crazy with gyroscopic tumbles, and so every aerobatic plane I've ever made for FS was done with that in mind -- trying to appeal to a wider audience. However, being a concept plane, I designed this plane with all the things that I personally wanted to have in an aerobatic dream machine. To all those who share my wants, ...your plane is here!

This plane, as with the last three concepts, was mostly created at our fancy mountaintop Malibu Facility, and so much tweaking was done to this plane (and a few others along the way) that we eventually wound up starting our own separate "Hot Rod Factory" down on the beach, called Malibu Motor Sports...MMS for short.


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Many of our planes (and various other vehicles) since then have had the MMS logo but this plane is actually where it started.

Models & Downloads

Model A
The model A is a standard Lycoming-540 powered single-seat aerobatic aerobatic monoplane - the forerunner to all versions. It is the basic Concept 5. A release sometime in the future is possible, but we haven't set any dates.

Model V
The model V is a modified version of the Model A, the only difference is a V-tail. The Coyote V is the least popular of the line, as well as the least well performing. It's prototype-only, and will probably never see public release on any major website, but it does indeed exist and may eventually be available on this website only.

Model R
The Coyote R is a modified version of the Model X, specially made for Austin "Firestorm" Gardner for his 2012 Airshow season. It is essentially a a modded version of the ARX-5X, but includes a new tail, swept struts, tinted canopy glass, smoked chrome pipes, as well as all smoked-chrome on all the metal hardware

Model T
The Coyote T is a modified airframe (gear struts, wings, tail) built around the standard fuselage with a modified nose for a Pratt & Whitney PT6 turboprop engine. The "Turbo Coyote" is the fastest of the fleet by far, and is the forerunner to the Model X.

Model X
The Model X is based off of, and built around, the 600hp Trace/Orenda V-8 reciprocating aviation engine mentioned above.  This explains why the nose of the plane has obvious similarities to typical turboprop airplanes. While it is only the second fastest of the family, the Coyote X is the best performing aircraft when it comes to aerobatics, due to it's high horsepower and quick throttle response - this is the definitive version of this concept, available for FS2002 through FSX!

 

	ARX-5X For FS2002 (and FS2004) 3.9MB
	ARX-5X "competition refit" For FS2002/FS2004 1.8MB
	ARX-5X Version 2.1 For FSX 43.1MB Version 2 was removed from the site on Dec 01 2012. Version 2.1 is now the current standard version.
	2012 Expansion Pack For FSX- 8.7MB Click here for full aircraft list

Movies

Version 1 - 2003

Version 2 - 2009

Expansion Pack 2012

TYPE: ARX-5X
LENGTH: 26.7ft	WINGSPAN: 24.86ft.
POWERPLANT: 495.ci Trace OE-600 V-8 600bhp @ 4400RPM (52"MP)	TOP SPEED: 240kts
Empty Weight: 1200lbs.    Max Gross: 2250lbs.	Cruise Speed: 180kts
PRODUCTION: 41

In it's original colors from 2003. New scheme for FSX!

N5AX First flight 4-28-02 Released with both Versions 1 and 2 Prototype aircraft in factory scheme In Version 2 this aircraft is represented in two separate liveries, one new for FSX, and the other being the original from 2003.

N501X First flight 6-15-04 Included in the Version 2 package One of two flagships of our "hot rod factory" at Malibu MotorSports, (the other being the Roadrunner N6JT)

N502X First flight 10-22-05 Included in the Version 2 package Originally planned to be a Texaco Oil scheme, this was changed in lieu of FSX's ability to support "day-glo" colors via specular mapping - the ability to change colors when in sunlight. This is the first attempt at a "day-glo" scheme on any of our concepts. (purple/cyan) Sister ship to N601X and N102X.

N503X First flight 12-1-06 Included in the Version 2 package Tribute scheme to Mike Goulian's red Cap-232 Semi Day-glo (blue/purple)

N504X First flight 5-9-07 Included in the Version 2 package

N505X First flight 5-16-07 Included in the Version 2 package Tribute scheme to the Giles G-200 Wayne Handley flew in the mid-1990's Day-glo (purple/pink)

N506X First flight 5-17-07 Included in the Version 2 package

N507X First flight 5-18-07 Included in the Version 2 package

N508X First flight 5-20-07 Included in the Version 2 package Painted and piloted by Brady Duros Only aircraft configured without wheelpants.

N509X First flight 6-17-09 Included in the Version 2 package Day-glo (purple/green)

N510X First flight 6-21-09 Included in the Version 2 package Mild day-glo (red/orange)

N425IT First flight 2-18-09 Included in the Version 2 package Tribute scheme to Mike Goulian's Castrol Extra 300 - N821MG Painted and piloted by Mike "6valdi" Vivaldi

N551MD First flight 5-10-07 Included in the Version 2 package Painted and piloted by Josh "Mongo" Nyhus Semi day-glo (green/yellow)

N179DW First flight 5-15-07 Included in the Version 2 package Painted and piloted by Brady "Rusty McAmerican" Duros Sister ship to N779DW

N519CH First flight 11-4-06 Included in the Version 2 package Painted and piloted by Josh "I'm drinkin' stuff" Nyhus

N51RB First flight 10-22-05 Included in the Version 2 package Sister ship to N170RB and N103X

N495CI First flight 2-19-09 Included in the Version 2 package Trace Engines flagship

N179RA First flight 11-14-06 Included in the Version 2 package Painted and piloted by comrade Brady Duros

Prepped and ready for your own scheme!

N555X First flight 2-16-09 Included in the Version 2 package This is the template aircraft offered as a paint kit (layered Photoshop PSD files included)

• Model A
  • First Flight 3-3-02
  • unreleased prototype

• Model V
  • First Flight 4-13-02
  • unreleased prototype

• Model T
  • First Flight 4-26-02
  • unreleased prototype

See Also
Flight Center II, Malibu, Ca. - Scenery where the ARX-5 was developed from FS2002 through FSX.

Howlin' Mad Vivaldi's Castrol bird.

More fruit drink sponsors by Mongo. What else?

The Dewalt Tools is an inside joke.
The excellent scheme, is all Brady!