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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.
Polynesian Adventure Tours was founded in 1977 by Bob George and Don Brown, with a small fleet of vans. The founders sold the company in 1986, to Atak Management Corporation, owned by Japanese-American businessman, Shig Katayama. [3] Don Brown left the company and Bob George remained as Director of Sales.
Data from Cliche General characteristics Crew: one Wing area: 290 sq ft (27 m 2) Empty weight: 50 lb (23 kg) Gross weight: 278 lb (126 kg) Fuel capacity: 2 U.S. gallons (7.6 L; 1.7 imp gal) Powerplant: 1 × Solo 210 single cylinder, two-stroke, air-cooled aircraft engine, 19 hp (14 kW) Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch, carbon-fibre Performance Cruise speed: 25 mph (40 km/h, 22 kn) Rate of ...
The company is organized as a společnost s ručením omezeným (sro), a Czech private limited company. [ 2 ] The company has produced a wide range of paragliders, including the intermediate sport Aspen , the Avax competition wing, the two-place tandem BiOnyx , the intermediate performance Bliss , the beginner and flight training Bright and the ...
The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft. [1] [2] [3] The company CEO is Mike Cavanagh, while gliders are designed by hang gliding and paragliding world champion pilot Robbie Whittall. [1] [4] The company produces a complete line of paragliders.
New to the 2015 edition was the Powertraveller Prologue, a one-day hike and paragliding race around the mountains of Fuschl am See. The first three athletes to finish the Prologue were each rewarded with a five-minute headstart in the Red Bull X-Alps race start on July 5 and an additional Led Lenser Nightpass to journey through the night, which ...
Data from Fresh Breeze General characteristics Crew: one Empty weight: 23 kg (51 lb) Fuel capacity: 10 litres (2.2 imp gal; 2.6 US gal) standard, with 15 litres (3.3 imp gal; 4.0 US gal) optional Powerplant: 1 × Simonini 200cc single cylinder, two-stroke, air-cooled aircraft engine, 15.5 kW (20.8 hp) References ^ a b c Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation ...
Hang glider just after launch from Salève, France. Hang gliding is an air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorised, fixed-wing heavier-than-air aircraft called a hang glider.