MSL Aero H80
# MSL Aero H80

The MSL Aero H80 is a French ultralight aircraft that was designed by Massimo Tedesco and Sebastian Lefebre and produced by MSL Aero of Limoges-Fourches.

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 Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a strut-braced 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 8.60 m (28.2 ft) span wing has an area of 10.6 $m^2$ (114 sq ft) and flaps. The wing is supported by V-struts and jury struts. Standard engines available are the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL and the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplants.

## Variants

### H80

    Version with the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL engine.

### H100

    Version with the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS engine.

### H2O

    Floatplane version.

### Type H

    Version for the European ELA-1 category.

## Specifications (H80)

Data from Bayerl and Tacke

General characteristics

* Crew: one
* Capacity: one passenger
* Wingspan: 8.60 m (28 ft 3 in)
* Wing area: 10.6 $m^2$ (114 sq ft)
* Empty weight: 280 kg (617 lb)
* Gross weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)
* Fuel capacity: 87 litres (19 imp gal; 23 US gal)
* Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912UL four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 60 kW (80 hp)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph, 110 kn)
* Cruise speed: 195 km/h (121 mph, 105 kn)
* Stall speed: 58 km/h (36 mph, 31 kn)
* Rate of climb: 5.6 m/s (1,100 ft/min)
* Wing loading: 44.6 $kg/m^2$ (9.1 lb/sq ft)
