Michel Colomban

Michel Colomban
Born	1932 France
Nationality	French
Occupation	aeronautical engineer

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. He also designed the Colomban MC-100 Banbi, a two-seat aircraft powered by an 80 hp (60 kW) engine, in the 1990s; it can reach 300 km/h (186 mph). More recently, Colomban designed the wood and canvas MC-30 Luciole ultralight, which has a maximum speed of 200 km/h (124 mph).^[2]

References

1. ^ Air Force magazine (Air Force Association) 57: 47. 1974. 
2. ^ "Aircraft Summary". http://luciole.co.uk/Aircraft_Summary.html. Retrieved 4 September 2011. 

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Date of birth	1932
Place of birth	France
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