The Back Bone Shadow is a family of
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paramotors that was designed by Thierry Simonet and produced by
Back Bone of
Tallard
Tallard (; oc, Talard) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Location
Tallard is to the south of Gap, close to the road from Gap to Marseille. The motorway A51 ends ju ...
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 Shadow was designed to comply with the US
FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules as well as European regulations. It features a
paraglider-style wing, single-place accommodation and a single engine in
pusher configuration
In an aircraft with a pusher configuration (as opposed to a tractor configuration), the propeller(s) are mounted behind their respective engine(s). Since a pusher propeller is mounted behind the engine, the drive shaft is in compression in nor ...
. The fuel tank capacity is . Each model in the line is named for its metric propeller diameter.
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
;Shadow 100
:Model with a
RDM 100 engine in
pusher configuration
In an aircraft with a pusher configuration (as opposed to a tractor configuration), the propeller(s) are mounted behind their respective engine(s). Since a pusher propeller is mounted behind the engine, the drive shaft is in compression in nor ...
with a 4:1 ratio
reduction drive and a diameter two-bladed wooden propeller. Empty weight is .
;Shadow 113
:Model with a RDM 100 engine in pusher configuration with a 4:1 ratio reduction drive and a diameter two-bladed wooden propeller. Empty weight is .
;Shadow 115
:Model with a RDM 100 engine in pusher configuration with a 4:1 ratio reduction drive and a diameter two-bladed wooden propeller. Empty weight is .
Shadow 100 specifications
References
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2000s French ultralight aircraft
Single-engined pusher aircraft
Paramotors