Phoenix Gleitschirmantriebe

Phoenix Gleitschirmantriebe (Phoenix Paragliding Drives) was a German aircraft manufacturer based in Würselen. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paramotors in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules and for the European Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category.[1]

Phoenix Gleitschirmantriebe
TypePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
Foundedearly 2000s
Defunctcirca 2008
Headquarters
Würselen
,
Germany
ProductsParamotors

The company seems to have been founded in the early 2000s and gone out of business about 2008.[1][2]

The company produced the Phoenix Skywalker line of paramotors, powered by the 18 hp (13 kW) Solo 210 and the 22 hp (16 kW) Hirth F-33 engines. The aircraft was noted for the use of a paddle-bladed 86 cm (34 in) diameter four-bladed composite propeller, which allowed the design of a smaller cage assembly which improved ground transport portability and handling on take-off and landing.[1]

Aircraft
Summary of aircraft built by Phoenix Gleitschirmantriebe
Model name First flight Number built Type
Phoenix Skywalker early 2000s Paramotor

References
  1. Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 73. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". archive.org. Retrieved 23 November 2015.Archive index at the Wayback Machine
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