Issoire APM 40 Simba
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| Type: | Light aircraft |
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| First flight: |
May 19, 2009 |
| Commissioning: |
June 2011 |
The Issoire APM 40 Simba is a four-seat light aircraft produced by the French manufacturer Issoire Aviation .
construction
The APM 40 was designed by Philippe Moniot, who has already developed various Wassmer models. APM stands for Avions Philippe Moniot . The aerobatic aircraft is the four-seat version of the two-seat APM 20 Lionceau or the three-seat APM 30 Lion . Approval according to CS-23 / FAR-23 ( EASA rules for normal, acrobatic and feeder aircraft) took place in June 2011.
The construction is made entirely of GRP and contains some technical tricks with the help of which the low weight and the relatively high load, which is 90% of the empty weight, could be achieved. The entry aids attached in front of the wing roots also serve as turbulators , which means that separate turbulators on the profile nose of the wings can be dispensed with. These cause a stall first at the wing root occurs while the ailerons are still fully attached flow. Furthermore, the boarding aids in front of the wings are also used by the passengers in the rear. So the main landing gear could be moved further forward. If the entrance were behind the wings, the main landing gear would have to be attached further to the rear to prevent the machine from tipping backwards when boarding. The main landing gear located further forward reduces the force required to rotate , which enables a smaller horizontal stabilizer . The main landing gear legs are made of synthetic resin reinforced with glass and carbon fibers and the nose wheel leg is oil pressure dampened . The wings with the NACA profile have wing tanks and three-stage, electrically operated landing flaps . The large all-round viewing hood offers all occupants an excellent view of the outside world. The crosswind component is twenty knots.
The cockpit of the APM 40 consists of a combination of screens and traditional round instruments. On the pilot's side is the primary flight display , on the left side of which the airspeed indicator and turn indicator are mounted. To the right of this are the altimeter and variometer . In front of the right seat there is another multifunction display in the same format as the PFD. Both come from the manufacturer Aspen Avionics . In the center of the panel there is a multifunction instrument for engine monitoring. In addition to the conventional control sticks in front of both seats, there are two throttle levers in the cockpit, one of which is mounted on the left-hand side wall and the other on the center console. So the machine can be controlled with both the left and the right hand.
The APM 40 is powered by an IOF-240-B engine made by Continental with Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) . After Continental discontinued support for this engine, Issoire Aviation installs a Rotax 915 iS and is now calling the model APM 41 Simba 915iS. The APM 41 is not suitable for aerobatics.
The machine made its maiden flight on May 19, 2009 and was presented to the public in June 2009 at the Paris Air Show.
Versions
- APM 40 Simba
- Powered by a Continental IOF-240-B
- APM 41 Simba 915iS
- Driven by a Rotax 915 iS
Technical specifications
| Parameter | APM 40 Simba | APM 41 Simba 915iS |
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| crew | 1 | |
| Passengers | 3 | |
| length | 7.12 m | 7.28 m |
| span | 8.66 m | 8.62 m |
| height | 2.55 m | |
| Cabin width | 1.18 m | |
| Wing area | 9.5 m² | 9.134 m² |
| Empty mass | 520 kg | |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 985 kg (aerobatics: 816 kg, max. 2 people) | |
| Tank capacity | 125 l (114 l flyable) | |
| propeller | MT Prop Tripale CS hydro | |
| Cruising speed | 135 kn (250 km / h) | 150 kn (278 km / h) |
| Top speed | 143 kn (265 km / h) / 163 kn (302 km / h) in aerobatics | - |
| Max. Rate of climb | 820 ft / min (905 ft / min at 816 kg MTOM) | 775 ft / min |
| Service ceiling | 11,300 ft (3,444 m) | - |
| Range | 560 NM (1,037 km) | 907 NM (1,680 km) |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Les dix stars du Bourget. Le Point , June 9, 2009, accessed January 18, 2020 (French).
- ↑ a b c Gabriel Ollivier, Jean-Marie Urlacher: Kunststück. (pdf) Fliegermagazin , April 2012, accessed on January 18, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Le nouvel APM 41 Simba 915iS. Issoire Aviation, accessed January 18, 2020 (French).
- ^ Francois Besse: Les APM au Bourget. aeroVFR, June 19, 2017, accessed on January 18, 2020 (French).
