The Fresh Breeze Solo is a German paramotor, designed and produced by

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of Wedemark for

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.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page D-21. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. 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 aircraft was designed in the 1980s to comply with German rules which are very stringent regarding safety and noise. It features a

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-style

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, single-place accommodation and a single Solo 210 engine in

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, with a hand throttle control. As is the case with all paramotors, take-off and landing is accomplished by foot. As the company's first product it was initially known as just the ''Fresh Breeze'', but as other models were added it was renamed the ''Solo'' for its fitted engine, the Solo 210. To comply with German safety requirements the Solo was initially designed with a harness that allowed jettisoning the engine package in flight. This was required to reduce the risk of the pilot drowning in the event of a water landing and also to deal with a possible engine fire in flight. This feature survives in the present day ''Solo Jettison'' model. To meet noise requirements the small

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engine has a complex "wrap-around" style exhaust and extra-long muffler system that results in a low sound output. The engine cylinder head is modified to improve cooling and drives a two-bladed

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propeller.

Variants

;Fresh Breeze :Initial name given to the model, as the company's first product. ;Solo CB :Model with "comfort bar" flexible push rods that counteract engine torque. ;Solo Jettison :In production in 2012, this model retains the jettisonable engine feature of the earliest models.

Specifications (Fresh Breeze)

References

External links

* {{Fresh Breeze aircraft 1980s German ultralight aircraft Single-engined pusher aircraft Paramotors

Solo Solo or SOLO may refer to: Arts and entertainment Comics * ''Solo'' (DC Comics), a DC comics series * Solo, a 1996 mini-series from Dark Horse Comics Characters * Han Solo, a ''Star Wars'' character * Jacen Solo, a Jedi in the non-canonical ''S ...