The Parascender Para-Ag is an American
powered parachute
A powered parachute, often abbreviated PPC, and also called a motorized parachute or paraplane, is a type of aircraft that consists of a parafoil with a motor and wheels.
The FAA defines a powered parachute as ''a powered aircraft a flexible o ...
agricultural aircraft that was designed and produced by
Parascender Technologies of
Kissimmee, Florida. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for
amateur construction.
[Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 339. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ]
Design and development
A variant of the
Parascender I, the Para-Ag was designed to comply with the US ''Experimental - Amateur-built'' aircraft rules. It features a
parachute
A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag or, in a ram-air parachute, aerodynamic lift. A major application is to support people, for recreation or as a safety device for aviators, who ...
-style wing, single-place accommodation,
tricycle landing gear and a single
Rotax 503 engine in
pusher configuration
In an aircraft with a pusher configuration (as opposed to a tractor configuration), the propeller(s) are mounted behind their respective engine(s). Since a pusher propeller is mounted behind the engine, the drive shaft is in compression in nor ...
. A wing was optional.
The aircraft carriage is built from bolted
aluminium tubing. Inflight steering is accomplished via foot pedals that actuate the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw. On the ground the aircraft has foot-controlled nosewheel steering. The main landing gear incorporates spring rod suspension. The aircraft has a typical empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload for the pilot and chemicals for application is . A series of dry chemical hoppers and liquid chemical tanks of were available and the chemicals were disbursed from booms protruding from either side of the cockpit at propeller hub height.
The standard day, sea level, no wind, takeoff with a engine is and the landing roll is .
The manufacturer estimated the construction time from the supplied kit as 30 hours.
Operational history
In April 2015 no examples were
registered in the United States with the
Federal Aviation Administration.
Specifications (Para-Ag)
References
External links
Photo of a Para-Ag{{Parascender aircraft
Para-Ag
1990s United States sport aircraft
1990s United States ultralight aircraft
Single-engined pusher aircraft
Powered parachutes