The Arey Tatush is a Russian

paramotor Paramotor is the generic name for the harness and propulsive portion of a powered paraglider ("PPG"). There are two basic types of paramotors: foot launch and wheel launch. Foot launch models consist of a frame with harness, fuel tank, engine, ...

that was designed and produced by Arey of

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for

powered paragliding Powered paragliding, also known as paramotoring or PPG, is a form of ultralight aviation where the pilot wears a back-pack motor (a paramotor) which provides enough thrust to take off using a paraglider. It can be launched in still air, and on ...

. 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 Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness or lies supine in a cocoon-like ' ...

-style wing, single-place accommodation and a single engine in pusher configuration with a diameter two-bladed wooden propeller. The base model T120M uses the inexpensive Russian-made

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in-house engine, although options include the Hirth F33 and the

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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

engine with a 2.5:1 ratio

reduction drive A reduction drive is a mechanical device to shift rotational speed. A planetary reduction drive is a small scale version using ball bearings in an epicyclic arrangement instead of toothed gears. Reduction drives are used in engines of all kinds ...

and a diameter two-bladed wooden propeller. The fuel tank capacity is or optionally . ;Tatush T210S :Model with a

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 Hirth F33 engine with a 1.9:1 ratio reduction drive and a diameter two-bladed wooden propeller. The fuel tank capacity is . ;Telezhka :A

powered parachute A powered parachute, often abbreviated PPC, and also called a motorized parachute or paraplane, is a type of aircraft that consists of a parafoil with a motor and wheels. The FAA defines a powered parachute as ''a powered aircraft a flexible o ...

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