Humbert La Moto Du Ciel

La Moto Du Ciel
Role Ultralight aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer Humbert Aviation
Status In production (2012)
Unit cost
34,500 (2011)

The Humbert La Moto Du Ciel (English: Motorbike of the Sky) is a French ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by Humbert Aviation of Ramonchamp, introduced in the mid-1980s. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1]

Design and development

The aircraft complies with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.[1]

The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing, with the tailboom left uncovered. The flying surfaces are made from aluminium sheet, with a foam core. Its 11.3 m (37.1 ft) span wing has an area of 17.4 m2 (187 sq ft). Standard engines available are the 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 two-stroke, the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL, the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplants. Kits for aerial application are also available.[1]

Specifications (La Moto Du Ciel)

Data from Bayerl[1]

General characteristics

Performance


References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 59. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
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