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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
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flight in June 1999. It is made primarily of carbon laminate. The Samba is, like the
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Urban Air designed and built two aircraft types, the
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instead of the traditional taildragger gear. An improved version, the Samba XXL has been in production since 2004.
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