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[Harnesses] [Trikes] [Other variants]

Powered Harnesses
  • The Mosquito Motor Harness by Swedish AeroSports. The much-copied classic motor harness.  Radne Raket 120 powered
  • The Explorer Motor Harness by Airtime Products (Australia) (Mosquito type unit). Radne Racket 120 engine. Folding prop now available.  Usually great value given the state of the Aussie dollar.
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  • The Doodlebug Suprone Motor Harness from Flylight in the UK. Similar concept to the Mosquito, except you fly seated.  Advantages are comfort and ease of control, with minimal drag penalty.  Radne Raket 120 engine
  • The Booster  from Pegasus Aviation. Same principle as the Mosquito, but allows use of a normal harness (but not all are compatible) - also features a folding prop for low drag and reduced possibility of prop damage in landings. Radne Raket 120 engine.
  • DV8 powered harness (formerly called P-32), also sold as the "Raven" in the USA. Another Mosqito type unit using the Radne Raket.
  • The Wasp is another Mosquito variant from the UK.

Nanolight Trikes Escape Pod by Seagull

  • FLY PARAMOTORS delta trike for hang gliders A basic trike for a hang glider. Solo 210 engine.
  • The Slip lightweight trike by Nando Groppo (Italy) - very minimalist. Solo 210 engine
  • Airwave Gliders makes a very neat nanolight trike, the "Thruster"!  (Solo 210 engine) 
  • Airtime Products manufactured a lightweight trike, the "Power-Lite" using the Cors-Air engine, or the Radne 120. NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
  • The Skycycle lightweight trike by Lookout Mountain Flight Park (USA). A bit heavy with a Zenoah engine for many pilot/glider combos to meet the nanolight definition, but Matt Taber is working on a true nanolight too..
  • The Thistledown  Our own lightweight trike (not a commercial product, but it might inspire you!) Solo 210  Always under re-design!.
  • PULMA -if you understand French, (and even if you don't), they have a site dedicated to nanolights!   They even sell plans for a nanolight trike, the PULMA2000
  • Northwing make a range of trikes and wings, and some almost qualify as nanolights (eg ATF).
  • Arrowquest in Canada make a light trike, the ELAN SL
  • The FlyAir MonoTrikeis a nice light unit that uses the Radne 120. It seems to be Bulgarian.
  • The "Bear Trike" from M5 Technologies in Canada - very basic and from some reports, not a good example of the genre.  See this link for one pilot's opinion this trike.  Please note: Aerial Pursuits has NO CONNECTION with M5 technologies, despite them apparently including some excerpts from this site with their "plan" set without permission.

Variants

  • The NarglFly Front Engine unit
  • The Woodoo - a suprone reverse "trike using the control bar as the main gear.
  • The Pulsion Solo 210. A latter day version of the venerable Soarmaster Toe Cutter, with a twist. The engine hangs from straps that are connected to the harness main risers, and the prop shaft is allowed to slide fore and aft rather than  being fixed.  It's not foot launchable. Various engines right up to real grunters.
  • The Minimum System  (the original!) by NS.T (Germany) (Solo Powered)
  • The DragonFly Another system in the Minimum vein (Sweden)