The MSL Aero H80 is a French

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that was designed by Massimo Tedesco and Sebastian Lefebre and produced by MSL Aero of

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.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 66. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 69. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. The company seem to have gone out of business in early 2015 and production ended.

Design and development

The aircraft was designed to comply with the

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microlight rules. It features a

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high-wing, a two-seats-in- side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft is made from sheet aluminum. Its span wing has an area of and flaps. The wing is supported by V-struts and

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s. Standard engines available are the Rotax 912UL and the Rotax 912ULS

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powerplants.

Variants

;H80 :Version with the Rotax 912UL engine. ;H100 :Version with the Rotax 912ULS engine. ;H2O :

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version. ;Type H :Version for the European ELA-1 category.

Specifications (H80)

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.msl-aero.com/ 2000s French ultralight aircraft Homebuilt aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft