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Design and development. The company started as an importer of the French Adventure F series of paramotors and also sold the Japanese Daiichi Kosho Beat. It then introduced its own designs, the FX series in the mid-1990s. The company currently produces military specification paramotors for sale to governments, the military and police. [1][2]
Contents. Powered paragliding. Powered paragliding, also known as paramotoring or PPG, is a form of ultralight aviation where the pilot wears a back-pack motor (a paramotor) which provides enough thrust to take off using a paraglider. It can be launched in still air, and on level ground, by the pilot alone—no assistance is required.
Paramotor. Paramotor is the generic name for the harness and propulsive portion of a powered paraglider ("PPG"). There are two basic types of paramotors: foot launch and wheel launch. Foot launch models consist of a frame with harness, fuel tank, engine, and propeller. A hoop with protective netting primarily keeps lines out of the propeller.
The Synergy was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules. It features a paraglider-style high-wing, single-place or two-place-in-tandem accommodation and a single Snap Ego 110 or C-Max 175 two-stroke engine in pusher configuration driving a 49 in (124 cm) propeller.
Website. www.paramotors-usa.com. Paramotor Inc is an American aircraft manufacturer formerly based in Oyster Bay, New York and presently in Weldon Spring, Missouri. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paramotors. [1][2][3] The company started as an importer of the French Adventure F series of paramotors and also sold the ...
The aircraft was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules as well as European regulations. It features a paraglider-style wing, single-place accommodation and a single 20.5 hp (15 kW) Bailey V5 engine in pusher configuration with a 3.2:1 ratio belt reduction drive and a 130 cm (51 in) diameter Helix Carbon GmbH two-bladed carbon fibre propeller.
As is the case with all paramotors, take-off and landing is accomplished by foot. Inflight steering is accomplished via handles that actuate the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw. Reviewer Rene Coulon noted in 2003, "the chassis, although of classic design, is robust and of good quality. The price is very competitive." Variants Parapower
Type of aircraft. National origin. Sweden. Manufacturer. Paramotor Performance AB. Status. In production (2015) The Paramotor Performance M3 is a family of Swedish paramotors that was designed and produced by Paramotor Performance of Bandhagen for powered paragliding. The aircraft are supplied complete and ready-to-fly.