M&D Flugzeugbau Samburo

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

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

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)

References[]

Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
Manufacturer's website