MandD Flugzeugbau Samburo

Design and development

The aircraft is of typical motorglider configuration, with a tractor propeller and long, tapering wings. As originally designed, it also had a sailplane-like undercarriage consisting of a single mainwheel and a steerable tailwheel; however, later versions have a fixed taildragger undercarriage with two spatted mainwheels. The pilot and passenger sit side by side. With numerous design changes - including modern Rotax engines, state-of-the-art avionics, and aerotow capabilities, it is still in production by the M&D Flugzeugbau company in Germany.

Variants

AVo 60 Samburo

The initial prototype powered by a 60 PS (44 kW) Limbach engine.

AVo 68 Samburo

Production aircraft powered by 68 PS (50 kW) Limbach engines.

Specifications (AVo 68-R 115)

General characteristics

Crew: one pilot

Capacity: one passenger

Length: 8.05 m (26 ft 5 in)

Wingspan: 16.68 m (54 ft 9 in)

Height: 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)

Wing area: 20.7 m² (223 ft²)

Aspect ratio: 13.6:1

Empty weight: 550 kg (1,212 lb)

Gross weight: 750 kg (1,543 lb)

Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 914F piston engine, 85 kW (115 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 215 km/h (134 mph)

Range: 1000 km (623 miles)

Maximum glide ratio: 25:1

Rate of climb: 6.0 m/s (1,180 ft/min)

Rate of sink: 1.15 m/s (226 ft/min)