Arplast Micro'B

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title: "Arplast Micro'B" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1990s-french-ultralight-aircraft", "homebuilt-aircraft", "light-sport-aircraft", "single-engined-tractor-aircraft"] description: "French ultralight aircraft" topic_path: "geography/france" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arplast_Micro'B" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary French ultralight aircraft ::

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Field	Value
name	Micro'B
aircraft_type	Ultralight aircraft
national_origin	France
manufacturer	Arplast Helice
status	Production completed
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| name = Micro'B | logo = | logo_size = | image = | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = Ultralight aircraft | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = France | manufacturer = Arplast Helice | design_group = | designer = | builder = | issuer = | status = Production completed | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = | retired = | first_flight = | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = The Arplast Micro'B () is a French ultralight aircraft that was designed and produced by propeller manufacturer Arplast Helice. It was supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.

Design and development

The Arplast Micro'B was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules, with a lightened version for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles category. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a single-seat enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The Micro'B is made from a combination of welded steel and carbon fibre, with the flying surfaces made from the latter material. Its 8.6 m span wing is supported by a single strut per side and features automatic flaps. Standard engines included the 40 hp Rotax 447 two-stroke or other small lightweight motors, mounted on the main keel tube above the cockpit.

Variants

;Micro'B :Initial version, which was used to win the World Microlight Championships. ;Micro'B ML :Improved version, with carbon fibre construction for the FAI Microlight class. Standard engine supplied was the 40 hp Rotax 447 two-stroke aircraft engine. Empty weight of 125 kg. ;Micro'B 103 :Lightened version for the US ultralight category, equipped with a 25 hp Briggs & Stratton V-twin engine. Empty weight of 110 kg.

Specifications (Micro'B 103)

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Performance

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References

References

1. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 26. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

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