what is it?
The Amax Vixen 105 is an Australian homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by Amax Engineering of Donvale, Victoria. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 8.7 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- Top speed is 1.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
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- number built
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- role
- homebuilt aircraft
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- makers
- Amax Engineering
- engines
- 1× Subaru EA81
- length
- 5.7 m
- wingspan
- 8.7 m
- max take-off weight
- 544 kg
- top speed
- 209 km/h
- cruise speed
- 161 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 4,267 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16927527, Wikipedia: Amax Vixen 105 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.