The Issoire APM 40 Simba is a four-seat light aircraft manufactured by the French manufacturer
Issoire Aviation. It is entirely built from
carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer
Carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (American English), carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers (Commonwealth English), carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics, carbon-fiber reinforced-thermoplastic (CFRP, CRP, CFRTP), also known as carbon fiber, carbon compo ...
s.
The aircraft's first flight was on 19 May 2009, and it made its public debut at the
Paris Air Show
The Paris Air Show (french: Salon international de l'aéronautique et de l'espace de Paris-Le Bourget, Salon du Bourget) is a trade fair and air show held in odd years at Paris–Le Bourget Airport in north Paris, France. Organized by the French ...
in June 2009.
It is a derivative of the 2-seater
APM 20 Lionceau and 3-seater
APM 30 Lion
The Issoire APM 30 Lion is a French three-seat light aircraft manufactured by Issoire Aviation of Issoire. Designed as a trainer, the aircraft is type certified under CS-VLA and is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Tacke, Willi; Marino Bor ...
.
Variants
;APM 40 Simba
:Powered by a continental IO-240F.
;APM 41 Simba 915iS
:Powered by a Rotax 915iS. Scheduled to enter service in Q1 of 2017.
Specifications
References
External links
Issoire Aviation Philippe Moniot aircraft
Low-wing aircraft
2000s French civil utility aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 2009
APM40
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