Look at the motor glider with two fans. He flies at a speed of 110 km/h

Pete Bitar from Indiana, USA, created and tested the Canop-E electric paramotor. It weighs 26 kg and is equipped

seat, two 216 mm duct fans,wires and battery. Everything is mounted on a simple frame. You can also attach a 28-meter parachute canopy to the device, and then it will work like a regular paramotor installation.

Let us remind you, paramotoror a motor paraglider —a paraglider with a back-mounted power unit that ensures takeoff and movement in the air. Due to the greater load on the wing, dangerous flight modes are more difficult compared to non-motorized flight. Therefore, strong winds and thermal activity become negative factors for motorized flights. Normal conditions for a motor paraglider are calm, light wind, complete absence or weak thermal activity.

The engineer and his team tested the Canop-E, claiming a prototype flight time of around 20 minutes and a top speed of around 110 km/h.

CanopE-Jet 1 and cheaper will hit the marketCanopE-Jet Light model with channel propeller. Excluding the glider, the Light model will retail for $8,995 and the CanopE-Jet 1 for $18,995. “I think we will open pre-orders for the CanopE-Jet soon and start shipping by the third quarter of this year.”  — said the author of the New Atlas development.

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