Michel Colomban

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Michel Colomban
Born	1932 France
Nationality	French
Occupation	aeronautical engineer

Michel Colomban (born 1932 in France) is a French aeronautical engineer known for his home-built aircraft. He originally worked for Morane-Saulnier^[1] on the Morane-Saulnier MS-880 (Rallye), and also later for Société Nationale d'Industrie Aérospatiale. He designed the Colomban Cri-cri in 1973. In the 1990s, he also designed the aluminium and composite Colomban MC-100 Ban-Bi, a two-seat aircraft that can reach 300 km/h (186 mph) with an 80 hp (60 kW) engine. More recently, Colomban designed the wood, composite and canvas MC-30 Luciole ultralight, which has a maximum speed of 200 km/h (124 mph).^[2]

References

↑ Air Force magazine (Air Force Association) 57: 47. 1974.
↑ "Aircraft Summary". Retrieved 4 September 2011.

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Name	Colomban, Michel
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Date of birth	1932
Place of birth	France
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