Alpla Avo.68V Samburo

Designed by Wernher Vogel the Samburo entered production with Alpla-Werk Flugzeugbau as the Avo.68V powered by a 68hp (50kW) Limbach L1700E. Production ended in 1979 but was recommenced in 1999 by Nitsche Flugzeugbau as the Avo. 68R-100 powered by a 100hp Rotax 912. Alternative powerplants are the 80hp (59kW) Rotax 912 and the 115hp (85kW) Rotax 914.

D-KFSN        c/n 019       Austria
2 seat motor glider first flown in 1977

Engine: 100hp(74kW) Rotax 912
Length: 24’11”(7.6m)                                                                                           Height: 5’10”(1.78m)
Wingspan: 54’8”(16.68m)                                                                                               No.built: 30+
Range: 625miles(1000km)                                                               Cruising speed: 112mph(180kmh) Empty weight: 1145lb(519kg)                                                 Maximum take-off weight: 1610lb(730kg)

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