Humbert Moto Du Ciel
The Humbert La Moto du Ciel ('motorbike of the sky') is a French ultralight designed in 1980 and put into production by Humbert Aviation in the mid-1980s, quickly becoming a reference type for aerial work and professional ultralight pilots through the 1980s and 90s. Its open, tandem two-seat cockpit sits ahead of a pusher-mounted engine, with a welded steel-tube fuselage, an uncovered tailboom, and foam-cored aluminium flying surfaces keeping it light and simple to maintain. Early examples used a two-stroke Rotax 582; later aircraft switched to four-stroke Rotax 912 engines. It is still sold today as a complete, ready-to-fly ultralight.
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A 1980s French ultralight with an open tandem cockpit ahead of a pusher engine, built from a welded steel tube.
Specifications
| Length | 6.5 m (21 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 11.3 m (37 ft) |
| Persons on board | 2 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 0.5 t |
| Rate of climb | 800 ft/min (4.1 m/s) |
| Fuel capacity | 55 l |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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