H80
Role Ultralight aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer MSL Aero
Designer Massimo Tedesco and Sebastian Lefebre
Status Production completed

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 66. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 69. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. ↑ "MSL Aero". Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
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