The HB-Flugtechnik HB-208 Amigo ( en, Friend) is an
Austrian
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 ...
that was designed by
Heino Brditschka and produced by
HB-Flugtechnik of
Ansfelden
Ansfelden is a town in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. The rivers Traun and Krems run through the municipality. The town is perhaps best known for being the birthplace of the composer and organist Anton Bruckner.
Ansfelden has two museum ...
. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for
amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
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The design was the company's first
microlight and led to further work in that field.
Design and development
The aircraft was designed to comply with the
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
The (; FAI; en, World Air Sports Federation) is the world governing body for air sports, and also stewards definitions regarding human spaceflight. It was founded on 14 October 1905, and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. It maintai ...
microlight rules and amateur-built rules. It features a
strut-braced
In aeronautics, bracing comprises additional structural members which stiffen the functional airframe to give it rigidity and strength under load. Bracing may be applied both internally and externally, and may take the form of strut, which act in ...
high-wing, a two-seats-in-
side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed
tricycle landing gear and a single engine in
tractor configuration.
The
fuselage is made from welded steel tubing, the wing built from wood with its flying surfaces covered in
doped aircraft fabric. Its span wing has an area of and uses 45°
Dornier wingtips. Standard engines are the
Rotax 912UL and the
Rotax 912ULS four-stroke
A four-stroke (also four-cycle) engine is an internal combustion (IC) engine in which the piston completes four separate strokes while turning the crankshaft. A stroke refers to the full travel of the piston along the cylinder, in either directio ...
powerplants. The ultralight version has a maximum gross weight of , whereas the amateur-built version has a maximum gross weight of .
As of February 2024, the type is no longer mentioned on the company website, indicating termination of production.
Specifications (Amigo UL)
See also
*
ICP Amigo, a different aircraft with the same model name
References
External links
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2000s Austrian ultralight aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft
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