The Bautek Bico, also called the BiCo, is a German
high-wing
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple planes.
A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing co ...
, two-place,
hang glider
Hang gliding is an air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorised foot-launched heavier-than-air aircraft called a hang glider. Most modern hang gliders are made of an aluminium alloy or composite frame cover ...
designed and produced by
Bautek.
[Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 43. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X]
Design and development
The Bico was designed for
dual instruction and as such it features easy handling and optional wheeled
landing gear
Landing gear is the undercarriage of an aircraft or spacecraft that is used for takeoff or landing. For aircraft it is generally needed for both. It was also formerly called ''alighting gear'' by some manufacturers, such as the Glenn L. Martin ...
.
The aircraft is made from
aluminum
Aluminium (aluminum in American and Canadian English) is a chemical element with the symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than those of other common metals, at approximately one third that of steel. It ha ...
tubing, with the wing top surface covered in 205 gram Power LL
polyester and the bottom surface plain polyester sailcloth. Its span wing is
cable braced from a single tube-type
kingpost
A king post (or king-post or kingpost) is a central vertical post used in architectural or bridge designs, working in tension to support a beam below from a truss apex above (whereas a crown post, though visually similar, supports items above f ...
. The wing's nose angle is 132°.
The aircraft only comes in one size, a wing area of .
The wing is used on the
PowerTrike Light-Delta nanotrike
A nanolight is an Australian class of ultralight powered aircraft. It was originally defined as a powered hang glider
A foot-launched powered hang glider (FLPHG), also called powered harness, nanolight, or hangmotor, is a powered hang glider h ...
.
[Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 219. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X]
Specifications (Bico)
References
External links
Official website(German language)
{{Bautek aircraft
Hang gliders