Microleve was a Brazilian aircraft manufacturer based in
Rio de Janeiro. Founded in 1982 at the beginning of the ultralight boom years, the company appears to have gone out of business in about 2011. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of
ultralight aircraft
Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and conventional three-axis control aircraft with ailer ...
.
[Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 65. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X][Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 68. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ][Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 205-206. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ]
Microleve was the first microlight manufacturer in Brazil and for many years was the largest manufacturer of ultralight aircraft in
Latin America. The company exported its own designs and also imported designs by other companies, notably those of
Tecnam
Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam is an Italian aeronautics manufacturer. It was founded in 1986. The company has two primary activities: producing aircraft components for various other manufacturers, and manufacturing its own range of light ai ...
of Italy.
Aircraft
References
External links
Microleve website archiveson
Archive.org
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Defunct aircraft manufacturers of Brazil
Defunct manufacturing companies of Brazil
Manufacturing companies based in Rio de Janeiro (city)