| Urban Air Samba | |
|---|---|
 Samba XXL of 2008 at Sun n'Fun Lakeland Florida in April 2009 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Two-seat composite light monoplane |
| National origin | Czech Republic |
| Manufacturer | Urban Air SPO Distar Air |
| Designer | Pavel Urban |
| Status | In production |
| Number built | circa 80 by 2009 |
| History | |
| First flight | 1999 |
| Developed from | Urban Air Lambada |
TheUrban Air Samba is aCzech designed and built light aircraft of the 1990s which incorporatescomposite construction. It remained in series production in 2017.[1]
Production of theUrban Air's designs, including the Samba, was taken up byDistar Air ofÚstí nad Orlicí, Czech Republic in about 2010.[1][2]
Urban Air SPO designed and built their first model, the two-seat side-by-sideUrban Air UFM-13 Lambada, which first flew in 1996. From their original model, they developed theUFM-10 Samba which was of similar overall design, using all-composite construction. The wings were reduced in span and a conventional tail unit was incorporated in place of the 'T' layout of the Lambada. The earlier tailwheel undercarriage was replaced by a fixed tricycle layout.
TheSamba XXL is a further development, introduced in 2003 for theFédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, with a modified fuselage providing a larger and repositioned cockpit canopy, modified engine cowling and a more streamlined tail unit.[1][3]
Data from pilotmix.com
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