The Microleve ML 500 is a Brazilian ultralight aircraft that was designed by Swiss engineer Hans Gygax and produced by Microleve of Rio de Janeiro. The aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 65. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 69. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
The company appears to be out of business and the aircraft no longer available.
Design and development The ML 500 complies with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a strut-braced parasol wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in Dacron sailcloth and the cockpit enclosure is built from fibreglass. Its span wing has an area of and is supported by V-struts and jury struts. The tail is mounted to a small diameter aluminium tube. The standard engine available was the Rotax 582 two-stroke powerplant, mounted on the wing trailing edge. The landing gear can be equipped with optional wheel pants.
Specifications (ML 500)
References
External links Microleve website archives on Archive.org