The Reflex Bi Trike is a French

paramotor Paramotor is the generic name for the harness and propulsive portion of a powered paragliding, powered paraglider ("PPG"). There are two basic types of paramotors: foot launch and wheel launch. Foot launch models consist of a frame with harness ...

that was designed by Dominique Cholou and produced by

Reflex Paramoteur Reflex Paramoteur ( en, Paramotor) was a French aircraft manufacturer founded by Dominique Cholou and his son Ronan Cholou and based in Chatou. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paramotors in the form of ready-to-fly air ...

Chatou Chatou () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Chatou is a part of the affluent suburbs of western Paris and is on the northwest side of the Seine river about from the city's center. Histo ...

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

Design and development

The Bi Trike was designed to comply with the European microlight 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 'po ...

-style wing, two-place-in-

tandem Tandem, or in tandem, is an arrangement in which a team of machines, animals or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction. The original use of the term in English was in ''tandem harness'', which is used for two ...

accommodation and a single Simonini Racing engine in

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with a 2.38:1 ratio

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and a diameter three-bladed composite propeller. The fuel tank capacity is . As is the case with all paramotors, take-off and landing is accomplished by foot, although an optional wheeled carriage can be employed with this model. Inflight steering is accomplished via handles that actuate the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw.

Specifications (Bi Trike)

References

{{Reflex aircraft Bi 2000s French ultralight aircraft Single-engined pusher aircraft Paramotors