Engine Simonini MINI 2 Plus, 26 hp RPM max. 7500 Reduction 3:1 Propeller Diameter 47″ or 51″3-Blade Carbon Propeller Yes Weight 67 lbs Weight of Pilot 130 – 320 lbs Thrust 183 lbs Power Exhaust Yes Fuel Tank 10 liter 2nd Fuel Tank (optional) 10 liter Starter Electric Cage 5 pc Hour Meter Optional
The German engineered Fresh Breeze Simonini Motor Unit will fly a pilot up to 250 lbs. The 2010 Fresh Breeze Simonini 122 sold for US $1,500 – 1,700. This paramotor is extremely versatile. It can be used for foot launched flight for heavy pilots. Comfort bars under the arms increase the seat comfort particularly on long flights. Vibrations felt by the pilot are noticeably decreased. Movement of the engine on pilot’s back are greatly reduced. Fast assembly without tools through Quickpin and Velcro. The position of the starter knob makes restarting the Simonini very easy. Now, you can specify a Double ring cage (DRC) instead a standard One ring cage (ORC). The fuel tank allows flights up to 3 hours. Aluminum cage & frame or choose high strength, light weight titanium with aerodynamic formed tubing for reduced air resistance (add $500). Standard as pull start – optional electric start with alternator – charging the battery while the engine is running. Now standard with the new improved performance Scimitar propeller.
Engine Simonini 202 cc, 24 hp @ 6000 rpm Thrust 153 lbs Cooling Air Carb Bing or Walbro Exhaust Resonator (tuned) Starter Manual or Electric Propeller 2-Blade Scimitar Diameter 48″ Weight 62 lbs. Tank 2.5 gallon, optional 4.5 gallon Cage 4 part aluminium, single or double ring
Length 2290 mm Width 1455 mm Height from 935 mm Weight, without engine from 30 kg Suspension, Rear Axle 230 mm Suspension, Front 150 mm Wheel diameter 370 or 560 mm
The Free Flight K1 ZK-JFW was originally a “K 1” hang-glider but has been converted to a Trike powered by a Rotax 447 with a Bing carburettor and a three-blade adjustable propeller. It also has a ballistic parachute mounted above the wing for emergency use. Its first flight was at Murawai Beach, New Zealand, by Karl Hoffman.
Single-seat single-engined low-wing monoplane with conventional three-axis control. Wing has swept back leading and trailing edges, and tapering chord; no tail. Pitch/roll control by stabilator; yaw control by tip rudders; control inputs through stick for pitch/roll and pedals for yaw. Cantilever wing; 100% double-surface. Undercarriage has three wheels in tall-dragger formation; rubber suspension on main wheels. Composite construction fuselage, totally enclosed. Engine mounted above wing driving pusher propeller. The David Betteridge designed Hornet (which should not be confused with the British manufacturer of the same name) is one of the most innovative designs to come from Australia, especially considering that the aircraft was originally conceived in 1977. At that time Free Flight was a hang-glider producer, and it was David’s involvement which got the Hornet project started. Construction of what was originally intended to be a rigid-wing powered hang-glider began in early 1978 and the first non-flying prototype was exhibited at the Schofields Airshow in Sydney that year, finally taking to the air on 8 March 1979 in the hands of Colin Scott. From that prototype the Hornet 130S evolved – a tail-less composite-construction machine with a tapered swept-back wing and ailerons which can be used together to act as elevators, in a similar fashion to the stabilators of a Mitchell Wing B10. Like the latter, yaw control is by tip rudders. As an aid to portability, the wings fold upward and rearward, giving a package for transport which is only 15.1 ft long x 7.5 ft wide (4.6 x 2.3 m). Wing structure consists of a 4.5 inch (114mm) diameter aluminium alloy spar tube reinforced with riveted flanges over the inboard section. Bonded and riveted to this tube are moulded glass-fibre ribs, supporting a C-section alclad rear spar. The leading edge is a U-section glass-fibre moulding with a spruce stiffener. Wing covering is glass-fibre sheet. The fuselage is predominantly glass-fibre too, moulded around paper-honeycomb bulkheads. Early versions of the 130S used a Lock Laird 0-500-2 four-stroke opposed twin giving 36 hp, but later the company switched to a fuel-injected version of the Koenig three cylinder radial, coupled to a direct-drive three-blade ducted fan.
Engine: Konig SC430 engine. Max power 30hp at 4500rpm. Propeller: three blade. No reduction. Power per unit area 0.23hp/sq.ft, 2.5 hp/sq.m. Empty weight 2291b, 104kg. Max take-off weight 397 1b, 180kg. Payload 168 1b, 76 kg. Max wing loading 3.08 1b/sq.ft, 15.0 kg/sq.m. Max power loading 13.2 1b/hp, 6.0 kg/hp. Load factors +6.6, -3.3 design; +8.0, ultimate. Length overall 9.8ft, 3.0m. Height overall 5.6ft, 1.70m. Wing span 25.9ft, 7.90m. Mean chord 5.0ft, 1.52m. Dihedral 2 deg. Sweepback 18 deg. Total wing area 129 sq.ft, 12.0sq.m. Wing aspect ratio 5.2/1. Max level speed 127mph, 204kph. Cruising speed 98mph, 158 kph. Stalling speed 35 mph, 56 kph. Max climb rate at sea level 790 ft/min, 4.0 m/s. Best glide ratio with power off 16/1. Take-off distance 200ft, 60m. Landing distance 350 ft, 105 m.
The LiteSport Classic is a side by side, Experimental/UltraLight comes standard with the high lift wing. Like all FBI Aircraft, the Classic has detachable wings for simple trailering. These LSA aircraft come standard with all anodized aluminum, side by side two seater controllable from either seat, with a fiberglass nose cone, hydraulic brakes, and polished aluminum wheels.
LiteSport Classic Cruise: 75 mph Stall: 36 mph Rate of climb: 800 fpm Takeoff dist: 300 ft Landing dist: 300 ft Engine: Rotax 503, 52 hp HP range: 52-85 Fuel capacity: 10 USG Empty weight: 440 lb Gross weight: 870 lb Length: 16.8 ft Wing span: 28 ft Wing area: 142 sq.ft Seats: 2 Cockpit width: 42 in Landing gear: nose LSA: yes
LiteSport Ultra Cruise: 55 mph Stall: 22 mph Range: 90 sm Rate of climb: 850 fpm Takeoff dist: 75 ft Landing dist: 150 ft Engine: Rotax 447 Fuel capacity: 5 USG Empty weight: 330 lb Gross weight: 530 lb Length: 15.6 ft Wing span: 26 ft Wing area: 142 sq.ft Seats: 1 Cockpit width: 22 in Landing gear: nose LSA: yes
LiteSport II Cruise: 75 mph Stall: 32 mph Range: 160 sm Rate of climb: 800 fpm Takeoff dist: 250 ft Landing dist: 150 ft Engine: Rotax 503, 48 hp HP range: 48-80 Fuel capacity: 8.5 USG Empty weight: 375 lb Gross weight: 900 lb Length: 15.2 ft Wing span: 26 ft Wing area: 142 sq.ft Cockpit width: 22 in Seats: 2 Landing gear: nose LSA: yes
The FreeBird 103 was computer designed to make a legal 254lb ultralight with 3 axis control, steerable nose wheel, and the Black Max hydraulic brake system. Using the same basic wing design used on the LS-Ultra, the fuselage was totally redesigned to shave weight without compromising integrity. Designed by Sherman Hawley, the wings fold for storage in a one bay garage, and the craft can be towed by car, and wing unfolded in ten minutes.
Freebird 103
Top speed: 80 mph Cruise: 75 mph Stall: 28 mph Range: 170 sm Rate of climb: 800 fpm Takeoff dist: 125 ft Landing dist: 150 ft Service ceiling: 12,000 ft Engine: Rotax 503, 52 hp Fuel capacity: 10 USG Empty weight: 385 lb Gross weight: 970 lb Height: 4.5 ft Length: 17 ft Wing span: 28 ft Wing area: 132 sq.ft Seats: 2 Landing gear: nose
