HB-Flugtechnik Amigo
{{Short description|Austrian ultralight aircraft}}
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The HB-Flugtechnik HB-208 Amigo ({{langx|en|Friend}}) is an Austrian ultralight aircraft that was designed by Heino Brditschka and produced by HB-Flugtechnik of Ansfelden. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 58. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 60. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
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 microlight rules and amateur-built 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 fuselage is made from welded steel tubing, the wing built from wood with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its {{convert|9.0|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing has an area of {{convert|12.6|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} and uses 45° Dornier wingtips. Standard engines are the {{convert|80|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 912UL and the {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplants. The ultralight version has a maximum gross weight of {{convert|450|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}, whereas the amateur-built version has a maximum gross weight of {{convert|520|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}.
As of February 2024, the type is no longer mentioned on the company website, indicating termination of production.
Specifications (Amigo UL)
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See also
- ICP Amigo, a different aircraft with the same model name
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|http://www.hb-flugtechnik.at/index.php/en/aeroplanes/kitplanes/118}}
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Category:2000s Austrian ultralight aircraft