Personal Flight Sky-Bike
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| Sky-Bike | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Paramotor |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Personal Flight |
| Status | Production completed |
| History | |
| Variant | Personal Flight Sky-Bike Trike |
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]
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 22 hp (16 kW) engine is 30 ft (9 m) and the landing distance is 15 ft (5 m).[1]
The manufacturer estimates the construction time from the supplied kit as just a few minutes, without special tools.[1]