History
After several failures, Henri Mignet built the HM-8 Avionette in 1927. The description of the aircraft was published in the newspaper Les Ailes in 1928. The was flight of an homebuilt HM-8 haken place in Angouleme on May 21st 1929.
In 1930, Mignet published its book “Comment j’ai construit mon avionette” (“How I built my Avionette”), providing to all its drawings and advises to build and fly an HM-8, launching the homebuilding movement in France.
About 200 HM-8 were built before WWII. Some of them are still in airworthy
Characteristic
They can vary one manufacturer to another.
Caracteristics
| Wingspan | 8 m |
| Length | 6 m |
| Height | 1,7 m |
| Empty weight | 130 kg |
| Maximum weight | 220 kg |
| Speed | 80 km/h |
| Range | 200 km |
| Crew | 1 |
| Engine | 1 Gnome & Rhône of 15 hp |
Our aircraft
Our HM-8 came from Escatalens (Tarn-et-Garonne) in 1986.
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- Transfert du HM-8 sur notre terrain de Blagnac.
