The Fresh Breeze Airbass is a family of German

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 Fresh Breeze 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 68. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X

Design and development

The Airbass was designed to comply with the US

FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles Ultralight aircraft in the United States are much smaller and lighter than ultralight aircraft as defined by all other countries. In the United States, ultralights are described as "ultralight vehicles" and not as aircraft. They are not req ...

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 ...

or Hirth F33 engine in pusher configuration with 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 ...

and a diameter two-bladed composite propeller, depending on the model. The fuel tank capacity is . The aircraft propeller cage can be folded into four parts and the aircraft rigged with low or high hang points. 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

;Airbass 96 :Model with a

engine with a 2.57:1 ratio

and a diameter two-bladed composite propeller. Empty weight is . ;Airbass 110 :Model with a Solo 210 engine with a 2.57:1 ratio reduction drive and a diameter two-bladed composite propeller. Empty weight is . ;Airbass 122 :Model with a Solo 210 engine with a 2.57:1 ratio reduction drive and a diameter two-bladed composite propeller. Empty weight is . ;Airbass Monster :Model with a Hirth F33 engine with a 2.65:1 ratio reduction drive and a diameter two-bladed composite propeller. Empty weight is .

Specifications (Airbass 110)

References

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