Microleve ML 500
{{Short description|Brazilian ultralight aircraft}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=December 2022}}
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The Microleve ML 500 is a Brazilian ultralight aircraft that was designed by Swiss engineer Hans Gygax and produced by Microleve of Rio de Janeiro. The aircraft was 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 65. 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. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
The company appears to be out of business and the aircraft no longer available.
Design and development
The ML 500 complies with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a strut-braced parasol wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in Dacron sailcloth and the cockpit enclosure is built from fibreglass. Its {{convert|10.3|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing has an area of {{convert|14.7|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} and is supported by V-struts and jury struts. The tail is mounted to a small diameter aluminium tube. The standard engine available was the {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 582 two-stroke powerplant, mounted on the wing trailing edge. The landing gear can be equipped with optional wheel pants.
Specifications (ML 500)
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.microleve.com.br/ Microleve website archives] on Archive.org
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