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Michel Colomban

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Michel Colomban
Born1932 (age 91–92)
NationalityFrench
Occupationaeronautical engineer
1984 Colomban MC-15 Cri-cri in England

Michel Colomban (born 1932 in France) is a French aeronautical engineer known for his home-built aircraft. He originally worked for Morane-Saulnier[1] on the Morane-Saulnier MS-880 (Rallye), and also later for Société Nationale d'Industrie Aérospatiale. He designed the Colomban Cri-cri in 1973. In the 1990s, he also designed the aluminium and composite Colomban MC-100 Ban-Bi, a two-seat aircraft that can reach 300 km/h (186 mph) with an 80 hp (60 kW) engine. More recently, Colomban designed the wood, composite and canvas MC-30 Luciole ultralight, which has a maximum speed of 200 km/h (124 mph).[2]

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  1. ^ Air Force Magazine. 57: 47. 1974. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Aircraft Summary". Retrieved 4 September 2011.