The Arey Tatush is a Russian paramotor that was designed and produced by

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of Krasnoyarsk for powered paragliding. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 64. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X

Design and development

The Tatush was designed to comply with the US

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rules as well as European regulations. It features a paraglider-style wing, single-place accommodation and a single engine in

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with a diameter two-bladed wooden propeller. The base model T120M uses the inexpensive Russian-made Arey A-170 in-house engine, although options include the

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and the Solo 210 on upgraded models. 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.

Variants

;Tatush T120M :Model with a Russian-made Arey A-170 engine with a 2.5:1 ratio reduction drive and a diameter two-bladed wooden propeller. The fuel tank capacity is or optionally . ;Tatush T210S :Model with a Solo 210 engine with a 2.5:1 ratio reduction drive and a diameter two-bladed wooden propeller. The fuel tank capacity is . ;Tatush T300 :Model with a

engine with a 1.9:1 ratio reduction drive and a diameter two-bladed wooden propeller. The fuel tank capacity is . ;Telezhka :A

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design, in the form of a lightweight wheel set to be combined with the Tatush.

Specifications (Tatush T120M)

References

{{reflist Tatush 2000s Russian ultralight aircraft Single-engined pusher aircraft Paramotors