MSL Aero H80

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.

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.

Variants

H80

Version with the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL engine.

H100

Version with the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS engine.

H2O

Floatplane version.

Type H

Version for the European ELA-1 category.

Specifications (H80)

Data from Bayerl and Tacke

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; 113 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)