The Parasport.de Fun is a family of

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paramotors that was designed and produced by Parasport.de of Schwanewede for

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. 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 73. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X

Design and development

The Fun was designed to comply with the US

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rules as well as European regulations. It features a

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-style wing, single-place accommodation and a single engine in

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with a reduction drive and a diameter two-bladed wooden propeller, depending on the model. The fuel tank capacity for all models is . The aircraft is built predominantly from aluminium and composites for lightness and can be quickly disassembled for ground transport. A

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is integrated into the composite seat on the harness. 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

;Fun :Base model with a Vittorazi 130 engine in

with a 2.31:1 ratio reduction drive and a diameter two-bladed wooden propeller. Empty weight is . ;Fun Alu :Model with a engine in pusher configuration with a 2.30:1 ratio reduction drive and a diameter two-bladed wooden propeller. Empty weight is . ;Fun Power :Model with a JPX 130 engine in pusher configuration with a 2.5:1 ratio reduction drive and a diameter two-bladed wooden propeller. Empty weight is . ;Fun Solo :Model with a Solo 210 engine in pusher configuration with a 2.5:1 ratio reduction drive and a diameter two-bladed wooden propeller. Empty weight is .

Specifications (Fun Solo)

References

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2000s German ultralight aircraft Single-engined pusher aircraft Paramotors