Bautek Bico Explained
The
Bautek Bico, also called the
BiCo, is a German high-wing, two-place,
hang glider designed and produced by
Bautek.
[1] Design and development
The Bico was designed for dual instruction and as such it features easy handling and optional wheeled landing gear.[2]
The aircraft is made from aluminum tubing, with the wing top surface covered in 205 gram Power LL polyester and the bottom surface plain polyester sailcloth. Its 9.61NaN1 span wing is cable braced from a single tube-type kingpost. The wing's nose angle is 132°.
The aircraft only comes in one size, a wing area of 17.2m2.
The wing is used on the PowerTrike Light-Delta nanotrike.[3]
External links
Notes and References
- Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 43. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
- Web site: BiCo . 13 February 2012 . Bautek . n.d. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110305131714/http://www.bautek.com/icc/Bautek/nav/3bd/broker.jsp?uMen=c0d10fbd-d94c-be11-9db7-9e168ada3b7d . 5 March 2011 .
- Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 219. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
