Airfer Tornado

The Tornado was designed as an aircraft for large pilots, to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules as well as European regulations. It features a paraglider-style wing, single-place accommodation and a single Cors'Air M21Y 23 hp (17 kW) engine in pusher configuration with a 2.2:1 ratio reduction drive and a 99 cm (39 in) diameter two-bladed composite propeller. The fuel tank capacity is 9 litres (2.0 imp gal; 2.4 US gal). The aircraft is built from a combination of aluminium tubing, with a titanium chassis.^[1]

As is the case with all paramotors, take-off and landing is accomplished by foot. Inflight steering is accomplished via handles that actuate the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw.^[1]

Data from Bertrand^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Empty weight: 26 kg (57 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 9 litres (2.0 imp gal; 2.4 US gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Cors'Air M21Y single cylinder, two-stroke, air-cooled aircraft engine, with a 2.2:1 reduction drive, 17 kW (23 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed composite, fixed pitch, 0.99 m (3 ft 3 in) diameter