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Goodwin Tri-Moto

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The Goodwin Tri-Moto is an American powered parachute that was designed and produced by FL Goodwin of Phoenix, Arizona and introduced in 1997. The Tri-Moto had, as a design goal, creating a powered parachute carriage that can be folded up and transported on top of a recreational vehicle, in a small pick-up truck or even carried in a small boat. Folding it takes one person 20 minutes.

The aircraft was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules as a single seater or two-place trainer, including the category’s maximum empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg). The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 205 lb (93 kg). It features a 485 sq ft (45.1 sq.m) parachute-style high-wing, two-seats-in-tandem, tricycle landing gear and a single 45 hp (34 kW) 2si 430-F engine in pusher configuration.

The Tri-Moto is built from anodized aluminium tubing. In flight steering is accomplished via foot pedals that actuate the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw. On the ground the aircraft has lever-controlled nosewheel steering. The main landing gear incorporates spring rod suspension. The aircraft was factory supplied complete and ready-to-fly.

The Tri-Moto is out of production.

Tri-Moto
Engine: 1 × 2si 430-F
Reduction: 3:1 gearbox
Propeller: 2-bladed wooden, 5 ft 6 in / 1.68 m diameter
Wing area: 485 sq ft (45.1 sq.m)
Wing loading: 1.87 lb/sq ft / 9.1 kg/m²
Empty weight: 205 lb / 93 kg
Gross weight: 905 lb / 411 kg
Cruise speed: 26 mph / 23 kph / 42 km/h
Rate of climb: 500 ft/min / 2.5 m/s
Fuel capacity: 6 U.S. gallons / 23 lt / 5.0 imp gal
Crew: one
Capacity: one passenger
Unit cost: US$8,000 (2001)

Goldwing Aerostar

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The Aero¬star is a totally newly de¬signed airplane with increased wing, canard and winglet area; a totally redesigned fuselage that is 3½ inches wider than the Goldwing ST and sports a center-mounted control stick; wide-track landing gear; and a vacuum-molded manufacturing process utilizing carbon graphite spar caps, high-density foam cores and Du Pont Kevlar in a variety of sandwich struc¬tures. The wings, canard, elevators and fuselage are built in large, specially designed molds. All major com¬ponents are completed in two halves, which are mated together while still in their molds.

Engine: Rotax 277.
Empty wt: 254 lbs.
Glide ratio: 16-1.
Sink rate: 350 fpm.
Max speed level: 63 mph.
Stall: 26 mph.
Vne: 70 mph.

Golden Circle Air T-Bird Tandem TBT06

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First flown in 1992, the 1997 kit price was US18,110.

Engine: Rotax 582, 65 hp.
Speed max: 100 mph.
Cruise: 65 mph.
Range: 200 sm.
Stall: 36 mph.
ROC: 1000 fpm.
Take-off dist: 150 ft.
Landing dist: 200 ft.
Service ceiling: 10,000 ft.
Fuel cap: 10 USG.
Weight empty: 400 lbs.
Gross: 1000 lbs.
Height: 6 ft.
Length: 21.3 ft.
Wing span: 31.75 ft.
Wing area: 154 sq.ft.
Seats: 2.
Landing gear: tail or nose wheel.

Golden Circle Air T-Bird Side-by-side

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First flown in 1983, the kit price in 1997 was US$13,487.

Speed max: 95 mph.
Cruise: 70 mph.
Range: 200 sm.
Stall: 36 mph.
ROC: 800 fpm.
Take-off dist: 100 ft.
Landing dist: 120 ft.
Service ceiling: 10,000 ft.
Engine: Rotax 582, 65 hp.
Fuel cap: 10 USG.
Weight empty: 410 lbs.
Gross: 1000 lbs.
Height: 6 ft.
Length: 18.83 ft.
Wing span: 36 ft.
Wing area: 190 sq.ft.
Seats: 2.
Landing gear: nose or tail wheel.

Golden Circle Air T-Bird III

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First flown in 1990, the LSA T-Bird III has two seats in the front and one at the rear.
Options included ag equipment and clutch.
The 1997 kit price was US$18,475.

Engine: Rotax 582, 65 hp.
Speed max: 95 mph.
Cruise: 70 mph.
Range: 200 sm.
Stall: 39 mph.
ROC: 680 fpm.
Take-off dist: 300 ft.
Landing dist: 300 ft.
Service ceiling: 10,000 ft.
Fuel cap: 10 USG.
Weight empty: 489 lbs.
Gross: 1200 lbs.
Height: 6 ft.
Length: 18.83 ft.
Wing span: 36 ft.
Wing area: 190 sq.ft.
Seats: 3.
Landing gear: tail or nose wheel.