Microleve

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Microleve
Type Private company
Industry Aerospace
Founded1982
Defunctcirca 2011
Headquarters,
Products Ultralight aircraft

Microleve was a Brazilian aircraft manufacturer based in Rio de Janeiro. Founded in 1982 at the beginning of the ultralight boom years, the company appears to have gone out of business in about 2011. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of ultralight aircraft. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Microleve was the first microlight manufacturer in Brazil and for many years was the largest manufacturer of ultralight aircraft in Latin America. The company exported its own designs and also imported designs by other companies, notably those of Tecnam of Italy. [1] [2]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Microleve
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Microleve Corsario amphibious flying boat
Microleve ML 450 ultralight aircraft
Microleve ML 500 ultralight aircraft

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