# ACBA Midour > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/ACBA_Midour > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/ACBA_Midour.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACBA_Midour > Source revision: 1269689401 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|French glider tug aircraft}} {{More citations needed|date=October 2010}} __NOTOC__ {{Infobox aircraft |name =Midour |image =F-PVAV vol1.jpg |caption =ACBA-7 Midour |type =Glider tug |manufacturer = [Aéro Club du Bas Armagnac](/source/A%C3%A9ro_Club_du_Bas_Armagnac) |designer = |first_flight = 1993 |introduction = |retired = |status = |primary_user = Aéro Club du Bas Armagnac |more_users = |produced = |number_built = 7 |unit cost = |program cost = |developed_from=[Robin DR400](/source/Robin_DR400) |variants = |developed_into= }} The '''ACBA Midour''', '''Midour 2''' and '''Midour 3''' are a series of [glider tug](/source/glider_tug)s manufactured by the [Aéro Club du Bas Armagnac](/source/A%C3%A9ro_Club_du_Bas_Armagnac) in [France](/source/France), and named after the [Midou River](/source/Midou). ==Design and development== The Midour is a double-seat, low-wing [monoplane](/source/monoplane) of conventional configuration, fitted with a fixed, [tricycle undercarriage](/source/tricycle_undercarriage). Developed in the workshop of the ACBA using the wings of a [Robin DR400](/source/Robin_DR400), the Midour first flew in 1993{{cite magazine|last=Lert |first=Frédéric |title=L'ami Midour - Un stackhanoviste de l'aérien |magazine=Aviasport |language=French|date=May–June 2021 |issue=774 |pages=26–31 |url=https://www.calameo.com/books/0069472741a0e3ca8b74d}} 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== thumb|ACBA-8 Midour 2. ;ACBA-7 Midour :Original version with {{convert|180|hp}} [Lycoming O-360](/source/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](/source/noise_pollution) concerns. One built.[http://www.aeronogaro.com/rsa.htm - Aéro Club du Bas Armagnac - Construction amateur] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323070647/http://www.aeronogaro.com/rsa.htm |date=March 23, 2011 }} (French). Accessed 2010-10-29. ==Specifications (ACBA-7)== {{Aircraft specs |ref=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2799 (DR400 wing data) |prime units?=met |genhide= |crew=1 |capacity=1 passenger (optional) |length m=6.81 |length ft= |length in= |length note= |span m=8.72 |span ft= |span in= |span note= |height m= |height ft= |height in= |height note= |wing area sqm=14.2 |wing area sqft= |wing area note= |aspect ratio= 5.35 |airfoil= |empty weight kg=550 |empty weight lb= |empty weight note= |gross weight kg= |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight kg=790 |max takeoff weight lb= |max takeoff weight note= |fuel capacity= |more general= |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=[Lycoming O-360](/source/Lycoming_O-360) |eng1 type=4-cyl. [horizontally-opposed](/source/horizontally-opposed) [piston engine](/source/piston_engine) |eng1 kw= |eng1 hp=180 |eng1 note= |power original= |prop blade number= |prop name= |prop dia m= |prop dia ft= |prop dia in= |prop note= |perfhide= |max speed kmh=300 |max speed mph= |max speed kts= |max speed note= |cruise speed kmh=190 |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh= |stall speed mph= |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |range km= |range miles= |range nmi= |range note= |ferry range km= |ferry range miles= |ferry range nmi= |ferry range note= |endurance= |ceiling m= |ceiling ft= |ceiling note= |g limits= |roll rate= |glide ratio= |climb rate ms=3.72 |climb rate ftmin= |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |lift to drag= |wing loading kg/m2= |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |disk loading kg/m2= |disk loading lb/sqft= |disk loading note= |fuel consumption kg/km= |fuel consumption lb/mi= |power/mass= |more performance= |avionics= }} ==See also== {{aircontent| |related= * [Robin DR400](/source/Robin_DR400) |similar aircraft= * [Aero L-60 Brigadýr](/source/Aero_L-60_Brigad%C3%BDr) * [PZL-104 Wilga](/source/PZL-104_Wilga) |lists= |see also= }} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0724384/M/ ACBA Midour - CSVVA] – [Airliners.net](/source/Airliners.net) {{DEFAULTSORT:Acba Midour}} Midour Category:1990s French special-purpose aircraft Category:Glider tugs Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft Category:Low-wing aircraft Category:Aircraft with fixed tricycle landing gear Category:Single-engined piston aircraft --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [ACBA Midour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACBA_Midour) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACBA_Midour?action=history)). 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