- Source: HB-Flugtechnik Amigo
The HB-Flugtechnik HB-208 Amigo (English: Friend) is an Austrian ultralight aircraft that was designed by Heino Brditschka and produced by HB-Flugtechnik of Ansfelden. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
The design was the company's first microlight and led to further work in that field.
Design and development
The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and amateur-built 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 fuselage is made from welded steel tubing, the wing built from wood with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its 9.0 m (29.5 ft) span wing has an area of 12.6 m2 (136 sq ft) and uses 45° Dornier wingtips. Standard engines are the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL and the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplants. The ultralight version has a maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb), whereas the amateur-built version has a maximum gross weight of 520 kg (1,146 lb).
As of February 2024, the type is no longer mentioned on the company website, indicating termination of production.
Specifications (Amigo UL)
Data from BayerlGeneral characteristics
Crew: one
Capacity: one passenger
Wingspan: 9.0 m (29 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 11.8 m2 (127 sq ft)
Empty weight: 300 kg (661 lb)
Gross weight: 450 kg (992 lb)
Fuel capacity: 60 litres (13 imp gal; 16 US gal)
Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912UL four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 60 kW (80 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)
Cruise speed: 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)
Stall speed: 55 km/h (34 mph, 30 kn)
Rate of climb: 5 m/s (980 ft/min)
Wing loading: 38.1 kg/m2 (7.8 lb/sq ft)
See also
ICP Amigo, a different aircraft with the same model name
References
External links
Official website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- HB-Flugtechnik Amigo
- Brditschka HB-3
- HB-Flugtechnik
- HB-Flugtechnik Dandy
- HB Flugtechnik HB-207 Alfa
- ICP Amigo
- Rotax 912
- List of aircraft (H–He)
