References
Notes
Bibliography
- Paul Jackson, ed. (1999). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1999-2000. Jane's Information Group Limited. ISBN 0-7106-1898-0.
 | This article on an aircraft of the 1990s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| M80 | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Ultralight helicopter |
| National origin | Belgium |
| Manufacturer | Masquito Aircraft |
| Number built | 4 |
| History | |
| First flight | May 1996 (M58) |
| Developed from | Maschelin M58 Masquito |
The Masquito M80 was a Belgian two-seat ultralight helicopter designed and built by Masquito Aircraft. [1]
The prototype was designated the Maschelin M58 Masquito. It was a conventional pod and boom design and was powered by a 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 engine driving a two-bladed main rotor and a two-bladed tail rotor. [1] It had two side-by-side seats and was fitted with two fixed skids as a landing gear. [1] The M58 first flew in May 1996; it was later modified to the proposed production standard with a Jabiru 2200 engine and re-designated the M80. [1] Three further M80 prototypes were built but the type failed to gain the appropriate certification and no others were produced.
A Belgian company, D-Motor was set up to design and build a suitable motor for the M80. Two engines with a high power-to-weight ratio were produced: first, the D-Motor LF26 (a 92 hp (69 kW) flat four) and, later, the D-Motor LF39 (a 125 hp (93 kW) flat-six). Unlike the Jabiru motor, these Belgian horizontally-opposed engines have fuel-injection, liquid-cooling and, having side-valves, are ultra-compact, .
Data from [1]
General characteristics
Performance
Related lists
| | This article on an aircraft of the 1990s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |