Urban Air Samba

Urban Air Samba
Samba XXL of 2008 at Sun n'Fun Lakeland Florida in April 2009
Role Two-seat composite light monoplane
National origin Czech Republic
Manufacturer Urban Air SPO
Distar Air
Designer Pavel Urban
First flight 1999
Status currently in production
Primary user private owners
Number built circa 80 by 2009
Developed from Urban Air Lambada

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]

Variants

Airo 5
Licenced version produced by Airo Aviation, Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone, United Arab Emirates.[1]

Specifications (Samba XXL)


Data from pilotmix.com

General characteristics

Performance

References

Notes
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 41. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. ↑ Simpson, 2005, p. 301
Bibliography
  • Simpson, Rod (2005). General Aviation Handbook. Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-222-5.

External links

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