Jet Pocket (formally known as Air PLUM) was a French

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based in

Chantelle, Allier Chantelle (; oc, Chantela) is a commune in the Allier department in central France. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Bouble The Bouble () is a long river in the Allier and Puy-de-Dôme departments in south central Fran ...

and later in Fourilles. It was founded by Phillippe Jeorgeaguet, who was world paramotor champion in 1999 and 2000. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of

paramotors 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 ...

in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for 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 and the European

microlight Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and conventional three-axis control aircraft with aile ...

category.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 68. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X The complete company name was ''La société Air PLUM'', but its marketing positioned its ''Jet Pocket'' paramotor brand name ahead of the company name and it was most often just called Jet Pocket. The company was founded in 1989 and seems to have gone out of business in 2010. It claimed to have been the first company to commercialize the concept of the paramotor in 1989. Reviewer Rene Coulon wrote in 2003 that "like many of their colleagues, Jet Pocket think that the quality of their products and the internet act as a substitute for a marketing plan." Company paramotors were flown to first place in the World Paramotor Championships in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000, as well as winning many other championships. Company producers included the

Zenoah G-25 The Zenoah G-25 is a single cylinder, two stroke, carburetted aircraft engine, with optional fuel injection, designed for use on ultralight aircraftCliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page G-8 Cybair Limited Publi ...

-powered

Jet Pocket Top Must The Jet Pocket Top Must is a French paramotor that was designed by Phillippe Jeorgeaguet and produced by Jet Pocket of Chantelle, Allier for powered paragliding. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied complete a ...

, the

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 ...

-powered

Jet Pocket Top 210 The Jet Pocket Top 210 is a French paramotor that was designed by Phillippe Jeorgeaguet and produced by Jet Pocket of Chantelle, Allier for powered paragliding. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied complete an ...

and the

Per Il Volo Top 80 The Per Il Volo Top 80 is an Italian single cylinder, two-stroke aircraft engine designed and produced by Per Il Volo of Galliera Veneta for powered paragliding. It was the first purpose-designed paramotor engine.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Air ...

-powered Jet Pocket Top 80.

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