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A powered parachute, often abbreviated PPC, and also called a motorized parachute or paraplane, is a type of aircraft that consists of a parafoil with a motor and wheels. The FAA defines a powered parachute as a powered aircraft comprised of a flexible or semi-rigid wing connected to a fuselage so that the wing is not in position for flight ...
The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of 300 kg (661 lb). It features a 34 m 2 (370 sq ft) Ram Air brand parachute-style wing made from rip-stop nylon, two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration, tricycle landing gear and a single 50 hp (37 kW) Rotax 503 engine mounted in pusher configuration. [2] The aircraft carriage is built from metal tubing.
The 5 U.S. gallons (19 L; 4.2 imp gal) fuel tank is made from aluminium. In flight steering is accomplished via foot pedals, or optionally a control stick, that actuate the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw. On the ground the aircraft has lever-controlled nosewheel steering. The main landing gear incorporates gas strut suspension.
The PZL-104 was designed for robust use in sports and civil aviation, with a strong emphasis on glider-towing and parachute training. On 24 April 1962, the prototype of the initial Wilga Mark 1 variant made the type's first flight, powered by an existing Polish 220 hp (160 kW) horizontally-opposed engine, the PZL WN-6RB.
Buckeye two-place model powered parachute in flight The Buckeye Dream Machine is an American powered parachute that was designed and produced by Buckeye Industries , introduced in 1985. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft, as a kit, in the form of plans for amateur ...
A 2,300-litre (600 US gal) Sargent Fletcher drop tank being moved across the flight deck of an aircraft carrier Bangladesh Air Force Chengdu F-7 carries a drop tank at under-fuselage hardpoint. In aviation, a drop tank (external tank, wing tank or belly tank) is used to describe auxiliary fuel tanks externally carried by aircraft. A drop tank ...
Data from QuickieBuilders and Western Canada Aviation Museum General characteristics Crew: one pilot Capacity: one passenger and 510 lb (231 kg) useful load Length: 19 ft 10 in (6.05 m) Wingspan: 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m) Height: 4 ft 5 in (1.35 m) Wing area: 67 sq ft (6.22 m 2) Empty weight: 490 lb (222 kg) Max takeoff weight: 1,000 lb (454 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Revmaster 2100-DQ converted auto ...
Data from ICON Aircraft General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: one passenger Length: 23 ft (7.0 m) Wingspan: 34.8 ft (10.6 m) Height: 8.1 ft (2.5 m) Empty weight: 1,080 lb (490 kg) Gross weight: 1,510 lb (685 kg) Fuel capacity: 20 US gal (76 L) Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912 iS fuel-injected, air and liquid cooled four cylinder aircraft engine, 100 hp (75 kW) Propellers: 3-bladed composite ...