French ultralight aircraft
The MSL Aero H80 is a French ultralight aircraft that was designed by Massimo Tedesco and Sebastian Lefebre and produced by MSL Aero of Limoges-Fourches.[1][2]
The company seem to have gone out of business in early 2015 and production ended.[3]
Design and development
The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1][2]
The aircraft is made from sheet aluminum. Its 8.60 m (28.2 ft) span wing has an area of 10.6 m2 (114 sq ft) and flaps. The wing is supported by V-struts and jury struts. Standard engines available are the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL and the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplants.[1][2]
Variants
- H80
- Version with the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL engine.[1][2]
- H100
- Version with the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS engine.[1][2]
- H2O
- Floatplane version.[1][2]
- Type H
- Version for the European ELA-1 category.[1][2]
Specifications (H80)
Data from Bayerl and Tacke [1][2]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Wingspan: 8.60 m (28 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 10.6 m2 (114 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 280 kg (617 lb)
- Gross weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 87 litres (19 imp gal; 23 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912UL four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 60 kW (80 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph, 110 kn)
- Cruise speed: 195 km/h (121 mph, 105 kn)
- Stall speed: 58 km/h (36 mph, 31 kn)
- Rate of climb: 5.6 m/s (1,100 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 44.6 kg/m2 (9.1 lb/sq ft)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 66. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ a b c d e f g h Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 69. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ "MSL Aero". Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
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