APM 40 Simba
Role Civil utility aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer Issoire Aviation
First flight 19 May 2009[1]
Developed from APM 30 Lion

The Issoire APM 40 Simba is a four-seat light aircraft manufactured by the French manufacturer Issoire Aviation. It is entirely built from carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers.[2] The aircraft's first flight was on 19 May 2009, and it made its public debut at the Paris Air Show in June 2009.[1]

It is a derivative of the 2-seater APM 20 Lionceau and 3-seater APM 30 Lion.

Variants

APM 40 Simba
Powered by a continental IO-240F.
APM 41 Simba 915iS
Powered by a Rotax 915iS. Scheduled to enter service in Q1 of 2017.[3]

Specifications

Data from Le Point and Gil Roy[1][2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 3 passengers
  • Length: 7.7 m (25 ft 3 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.66 m (28 ft 5 in)
  • Empty weight: 490 kg (1,080 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 1,000 kg (2,205 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Teledyne Continental Motors IO-240F 4-cyl. air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 93 kW (125 hp)

Performance

  • Cruise speed: 220 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn)
  • Range: 700 km (430 mi, 380 nmi)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Les dix stars du Bourget" (in French). Le Point. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
  2. 1 2 "Issoire Aviation dévoile son futur quadriplace Simba" (in French). Gil Roy. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
  3. ↑ "Rotax 915iS pour l'APM-41 Simba – aeroVFR". aerovfr.com. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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