Urban Air Samba

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The Urban Air Samba is a Czech designed and built light aircraft of the 1990s which incorporates composite construction and which is still in series production in 2009.

Production of the Urban Air's designs, including the Samba, was taken up by Distar Air of Ústí nad Orlicí, Czech Republic in about 2010.^[1]

Development

Urban Air SPO designed and built their first model, the two-seat side-by-side Urban Air UFM-13 Lambada, which first flew in 1996. From their original model, they developed the UFM-10 Samba which was of similar overall design, using all-composite construction. The wings were reduced in span and a conventional tail unit was incorporated in place of the 'T' layout of the Lambada. The earlier tailwheel undercarriage was replaced by a fixed tricycle layout.

The Samba XXL is a further development, introduced in 2003, with a modified fuselage providing a larger and repositioned cockpit canopy, modified engine cowling and a more streamlined tail unit.^[2]

Specifications (Samba XXL)

Data from pilotmix.com

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Capacity: 1 passenger
Empty weight: 584 lb ( kg)
Gross weight: 1,041 lb ( kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912 ULS, 80 hp (60 kW)

Performance

Cruise speed: 137 mph ( km/h)
Stall speed: 40 mph ( km/h)
Maximum glide ratio: 1 : 18
Rate of climb: 1,400 ft/min ( m/s)

References

Notes

↑ Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 41. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
↑ Simpson, 2005, p. 301

Bibliography

Simpson, Rod (2005). General Aviation Handbook. Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-222-5.

External links

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