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

Performance

References

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