Microleve

Microleve
Private company
Industry Aerospace
Founded 1982
Defunct circa 2011
Headquarters Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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]

For many years Microleve 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]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Microleve
Model name First flight Number built Type
Microleve Corsario amphibious flying boat
Microleve ML 450 ultralight aircraft
Microleve ML 500 ultralight aircraft

References

  1. 1 2 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 65. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. ↑ Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 205-206. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/18/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.