Michel Colomban
French aerospace engineer
About Michel Colomban
Born 1932. Michel Colomban is a French military flight engineer, engineer and 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 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 with an engine. More recently, Colomban designed the wood, composite and canvas MC-30 Luciole ultralight, which has a maximum speed of .
Michel Colombon graduates with a Diplôme d'ingénieur from the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers.
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French aerospace engineer
When was Michel Colomban born?
Michel Colomban was born in 1932 in France.
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Michel Colomban is a military flight engineer, engineer and aeronautical engineer.
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Michel Colomban is French.
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