M80 | |
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Role | Ultralight helicopter |
National origin | Belgium |
Manufacturer | Masquito Aircraft |
First flight | May 1996 (M58) |
Number built | 4 |
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, .
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