HB-Flugtechnik Amigo

Amigo
Role Ultralight aircraft
National origin Austria
Manufacturer HB-Flugtechnik
Designer Heino Brditschka
Status In production (2012)

The HB-Flugtechnik HB-208 Amigo (English: Friend) is an Austrian ultralight aircraft that was designed by Heino Brditschka and produced by HB-Flugtechnik of Ansfelden. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1][2]

The design was the company's first microlight and led to further work in that field.[2]

Design and development

The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and amateur-built rules. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1][2]

The fuselage is made from welded steel tubing, the wing built from wood with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its 9.0 m (29.5 ft) span wing has an area of 12.6 m2 (136 sq ft) and uses 45° Dornier wingtips. Standard engines are the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL and the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplants. The ultralight version has a maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb), whereas the amateur-built version has a maximum gross weight of 520 kg (1,146 lb).[1][2]

As of February 2024, the type is no longer mentioned on the company website, indicating termination of production.


Specifications (Amigo UL)

Data from Bayerl[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Wingspan: 9.0 m (29 ft 6 in)
  • Wing area: 11.8 m2 (127 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 300 kg (661 lb)
  • Gross weight: 450 kg (992 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 60 litres (13 imp gal; 16 US gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912UL four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 60 kW (80 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)
  • Stall speed: 55 km/h (34 mph, 30 kn)
  • Rate of climb: 5 m/s (980 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 38.1 kg/m2 (7.8 lb/sq ft)

See also

  • ICP Amigo, a different aircraft with the same model name

References

  1. ^ a b c d Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 58. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. ^ a b c d Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 60. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
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