Büttner Crazy Flyer Explained

The Büttner Crazy Flyer (also called the Crazy Flier) is a family of one and two-seat German powered parachutes designed and produced by Büttner Propeller of Obernkirchen. The aircraft are supplied complete and ready-to-fly, but without wings.[1]

Design and development

The Crazy Flyer 2 two-seater was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of 4500NaN0. The Crazy Flyer 2 features two-seats-in-tandem accommodation, tricycle landing gear and a single 530NaN0 Hirth 2704 engine in pusher configuration.[1]

The aircraft carriage is built from triangulated bolted aluminium tubing. The main landing gear incorporates spring rod suspension. A variety of parachute-style wings from different manufacturers can be used.[1]

Variants

Crazy Flyer 1
  • Single seat version powered by a Hirth F33 300NaN0 motor[1]
    Crazy Flyer 2
  • Two seat version powered by a Hirth 2704 530NaN0 motor[1]

    Notes and References

    1. Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 80. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X

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