The Fly Castelluccio Mach is a family of

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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, ...

s that was designed and produced by Fly Castelluccio of Ascoli Piceno 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 were supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 67. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X

Design and development

The Mach 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

Solo 210 The Hirth F-36 is a single-cylinder, two-stroke, carburetted aircraft engine designed for use on ultralight aircraft, especially powered paragliders and ultralight trikes. It is noted for its extremely small equipped weight of including ex ...

engine in pusher configuration powering a two-bladed or four-bladed wooden propeller through a

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 ...

. 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

;Mach 1 Light :Model with a

engine in pusher configuration with a

and a diameter two-bladed wooden propeller. The fuel tank capacity is , with an additional optional. ;Mach 2 :Model with a Solo 210 engine in pusher configuration with a reduction drive and a diameter two-bladed wooden propeller. The fuel tank capacity is . ;Mach 2 4BL :Model with a Solo 210 engine in pusher configuration with a reduction drive and a diameter four-bladed wooden propeller. The fuel tank capacity is , with an additional optional. ;Mach 3 :Model with a Solo 210 engine in pusher configuration with a reduction drive and a diameter two-bladed wooden propeller. The fuel tank capacity is , with an additional optional. ;Mach 3 4BL :Model with a Solo 210 engine in pusher configuration with a reduction drive and a diameter four-bladed wooden propeller. The fuel tank capacity is , with an additional optional. ;Mach 4 :Model with a Solo 210 engine in pusher configuration with a reduction drive and a diameter two-bladed wooden propeller. The fuel tank capacity is , with an additional optional. ;Mach 4C :Model optimized for endurance competition flying, with a Solo 210 EVO engine in pusher configuration with a reduction drive and a diameter two-bladed wooden propeller. The fuel tank capacity is , with an additional optional.

Specifications (Mach 1)

References

External links

* archive {{Fly Castelluccio aircraft Mach 2000s Italian ultralight aircraft Single-engined pusher aircraft Paramotors