The Parascender II was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles trainer exemption and also the US Experimental - Amateur-built aircraft rules. It features a 520square feet parachute-style wing, two-seats-in-tandem accommodation, tricycle landing gear and a single 500NaN0 Rotax 503 engine in pusher configuration.[1] [2]
The aircraft carriage is built from bolted aluminium tubing, with a unique octagonal dual-tube propeller guard. 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 and was changed to composite suspension in 1993. The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 250lb and a gross weight of 720lb, giving a useful load of 470lb. With full fuel of the payload for the pilot, passengers and baggage is 410lb.[1] [2]
The standard day, sea level, no wind, take off with a 500NaN0 engine is 1500NaN0 and the landing roll is 500NaN0.[1]
The manufacturer estimated the construction time from the supplied kit as 20 hours.[1]
In April 2015 six examples were registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration, although a total of eight had been registered at one time.[3]
