ACBA Midour
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The ACBA Midour, Midour 2 and Midour 3 are a series of glider tugs manufactured by the Aéro Club du Bas Armagnac in France, and named after the Midou River.
Design and development
The Midour is a double-seat, low-wing monoplane of conventional configuration, fitted with a fixed, tricycle undercarriage. Developed in the workshop of the ACBA using the wings of a Robin DR400, the Midour first flew in 1993<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> and four additional examples to the original design have been built, along with two modified versions.
Although the Midour is sometimes equipped with only a single seat, a passenger can be carried behind the pilot, to assist in the release of gliders being towed.
Variants
- ACBA-7 Midour
- Original version with Template:Convert Lycoming O-360 engine; five built.
- ACBA-8 Midour 2
- Improved version with entirely new wing design. One built.
- ACBA Midour 3
- Optimised, quieted version of Midour 2 with new fuselage and canopy, designed to be especially quiet due to noise pollution concerns. One built.<ref>- Aéro Club du Bas Armagnac - Construction amateur Template:Webarchive (French). Accessed 2010-10-29.</ref>