Personal Flight Sky-Bike Explained
The
Personal Flight Sky-Bike is an American
paramotor that was designed and produced by
Personal Flight of
Kent, Washington for
powered paragliding. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for
amateur construction.
[1] Design and development
The Sky-Bike was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules. It features a paraglider-style wing, single-place or two-place-in-tandem accommodation, depending on the model and a single engine in pusher configuration. As is the case with all paramotors, take-off and landing is accomplished by foot.[1]
The aircraft is built from welded aluminium tubing. Inflight steering is accomplished via handles that actuate the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw.[1]
The standard day, sea level, no wind, take off with a 220NaN0 engine is 300NaN0 and the landing distance is 150NaN0.[1]
The manufacturer estimates the construction time from the supplied kit as just a few minutes, without special tools.[1]
Variants
- Sky-Bike
Base single-seat model with a variety of engines available including the Solo 210 of 150NaN0 and the Zenoah G-25 of 220NaN0.[1]
- Sky-Bike ZR 250 BI
Two seats in tandem model with the Zenoah G-25 of 220NaN0.[1]
- Sky-Bike Trike
Powered parachute adaptation, with the addition of a three-wheeled carriage.[1] Notes and References
- Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, pages 341 and 342. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998.
