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- 1. APM 40 Simba - Le Bourget 2009: ZzzrByte· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Issoire APM 40 Simba is a four-seat light aircraft manufactured by the French manufacturer Issoire Aviation. It is entirely built from carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers. The aircraft's first flight was on 19 May 2009, and it made its public debut at the Paris Air Show in June 2009.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 8.7 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 17 years ago, in 2009.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 2009
- number built
- —
- role
- civil utility aircraft
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- makers
- Issoire Aviation
- engines
- 1× Teledyne Continental Motors IO-240F
- crew
- 1
- passengers
- 3
- length
- 7.7 m
- wingspan
- 8.7 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,000 kg
- top speed
- —
- cruise speed
- 220 km/h
- range
- 700 km
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2819327, Wikipedia: Issoire APM 40 Simba (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.