Silent Family is a German
aircraft manufacturer based in
Westerrade and owned by Helmut Grossklaus. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of
ultralight trikes.
[Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 58, Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X][Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 221. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X]
The company's first product, the
Silent Glider M is described as "very original" by Bertrand et al.
It takes a rigid wing
hang glider
Hang gliding is an air sports, air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorised foot-launched heavier-than-air aircraft called a hang glider. Most modern hang gliders are made of an aluminium alloy or Composite ma ...
and adds a pod
fuselage
The fuselage (; from the French ''fuselé'' "spindle-shaped") is an aircraft's main body section. It holds crew, passengers, or cargo. In single-engine aircraft, it will usually contain an engine as well, although in some amphibious aircraft t ...
, with a
bubble canopy to transform the aircraft into an enclosed cockpit, retractable landing gear-equipped ultralight
motor glider
A motor glider is a fixed-wing aircraft that can be flown with or without engine power. The FAI Gliding Commission Sporting Code definition is: a fixed-wing Aircraft#Heavier-than-air – aerodynes, aerodyne equipped with a means of propulsion (Mo ...
.
The
Silent Racer is a similar concept, but an open-cockpit, powered podded fuselage that uses a conventional flexible hang glider wing.
Aircraft
References
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Aircraft manufacturers of Germany
Ultralight trikes