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{{Short description|Canadian aerobatic biplane}}
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The '''Raven 2XS''' ({{langx|en|To Excess}}) is a Canadian [[aerobatic]] [[Homebuilt aircraft|amateur-built]] [[biplane]], designed and produced by [[Raven Aircraft]] of [[Surrey, British Columbia]]. The aircraft is supplied as a kit or as plans for amateur construction.<ref name="KitplanesDec2011">Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 69. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851</ref>
==Design and development==
The 2XS features a [[strut-braced]] biplane layout, a two-seats-in-[[tandem]] enclosed cockpit under a [[bubble canopy]], fixed [[conventional landing gear]] and a single engine in [[tractor configuration]]. The cockpit is {{convert|24|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} wide<ref name="KitplanesDec2011" />
The aircraft is made from mixed construction, using welded steel tubing, [[aluminum]] and wood, with its flying surfaces covered in [[Aircraft dope|doped]] [[aircraft fabric]]. Its {{convert|19.1|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} span wing has an area of {{convert|119.4|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}. The aircraft's recommended engine power range is {{convert|260|to|400|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} and standard engines used include the {{convert|280|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Lycoming IO-540]] [[four-stroke]] powerplant. The 2XS has a roll rate of 330 degrees/second. Construction time from the supplied kit is estimated as 2000 hours.<ref name="KitplanesDec2011" /><ref name="Specs">{{cite web|url = http://www.ravenaircraft.com/product_aircraft_2XS.html|title = Raven 2XS Unlimited Aerobatic Aircraft|accessdate = 17 November 2012|last = Raven Aircraft|year = 2011|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130207122258/http://www.ravenaircraft.com/product_aircraft_2XS.html|archivedate = 7 February 2013}}</ref>
==Operational history==
By November 2012 one example had been [[Aircraft registration|registered]] in the United States with the [[Federal Aviation Administration]], but none in its home country with [[Transport Canada]].<ref name="FAAReg">{{cite web|url = http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=651RA|title = Make / Model Inquiry Results|accessdate = 17 November 2012|last = [[Federal Aviation Administration]]|date = 17 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="TCCAR">{{cite web|url = http://wwwapps2.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/ccarcs/aspscripts/en/quicksearch.asp|title = Canadian Civil Aircraft Register|accessdate = 17 November 2012|last = [[Transport Canada]]|date = 17 November 2012|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110718042755/http://wwwapps2.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/ccarcs/aspscripts/en/quicksearch.asp|archivedate = 18 July 2011}}</ref>
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==Specifications (2XS) ==
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.ravenaircraft.com/}}
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisk48/6661741519/ Photo of a Raven 2XS]
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