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Urban Air

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Urban Air was an aircraft manufacturer based in the Czech Republic. The company was a manufacturer of light sport and ultralight aircraft and employed 40 people. The company was founded in 1998 by five partners.2 It ceased to exist in 2010.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1998Founded1
  • Industryaerospace industry1
  • HeadquartersÚstí nad Orlicí1
  • Websitewww.urbanair.cz
  • Legal formspolečnost s ručením omezeným1

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Urban Air was an aircraft manufacturer based in the Czech Republic.2

Products and brands

Urban Air designed and built two aircraft types, the Lambada and the Samba. Both can be equipped with a tow hook to tow gliders aloft. In addition, parachute recovery systems are an option. The aircraft are made of fiberglass and carbon fiber composite materials. They are designed so as to be quickly disassembled and trailered for ground transport.

Lambada

The Lambada, officially called the UFM 13 Lambada, was the company's first airplane. It had been in design stages since 1992, and the prototype's first flight was on 23 May 1996. The design was based on that of gliders so as to enhance performance. The aircraft comes with wing extenders that increase the wingspan to 15 meters. It also has flaps and spoilers. It is a single-engine, taildragger monoplane.

Samba

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The Samba was the company's second aircraft. It took off on its first test flight in June 1999. It is made primarily of carbon laminate. The Samba is, like the Lambada, a single-engine monoplane, but has tricycle gear instead of the traditional taildragger gear. An improved version, the Samba XXL has been in production since 2004.

From Wikipedia’s article on Urban Air, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 2010Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1998Founded Founded1

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