The Back Bone Shadow is a family of France, French paramotors that was designed by Thierry Simonet and produced by Back Bone of Tallard 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. 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 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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