The Sport 2000 80 is an Italian

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that was designed by Pietrucci Mauro and produced by

Sport 2000 Sport 2000 Paramotori was an Italian aircraft manufacturer based in Capena and founded by Pietrucci Mauro. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paramotors in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the US FAR 103 Ultralight ...

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

Design and development

The model 80 was designed to comply with 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 as well as European regulations. It features a

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-style wing, single-place accommodation and a single Vittorazi 80 cc engine in pusher configuration. The aircraft is built from a combination of bolted

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and 4130 steel tubing. The use of the very small and lightweight Vittorazi engine was hampered by the long development time, early reliability issues and the subsequent death of the engine designer. 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

;80 AM :Model with a Vittorazi 80 cc engine in pusher configuration with a 4:1 ratio

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and a diameter two-bladed wooden propeller. The fuel tank capacity is , giving 2.5 hours endurance. ;80 LM :Model with a Vittorazi 80 cc engine in pusher configuration with a 4:1 ratio reduction drive and a diameter two-bladed wooden propeller. The fuel tank capacity is increased over the AM model to give 3.2-3.5 hours endurance.

Specifications (Model 80 AM)

References

{{Portal bar, Italy, Companies, Aviation 80 2000s Italian ultralight aircraft Single-engined pusher aircraft Paramotors