M&D Flugzeugbau Samburo

The M&D Flugzeugbau AVo 68 Samburo is a two-seat motor glider, first designed and manufactured in Austria.

AVo 68 Samburo
Role Motor glider
Manufacturer Alpla, M&D Flugzeugbau
First flight 1977
Number built 16 by end of 1977

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 sq ft)
  • 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, 116 kn)
  • Range: 1,000 km (623 mi, 541 nmi)
  • 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)
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References
  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
  • Manufacturer's website
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