DMB Development, Flying unlimited’s sister company, have almost completed the nDiza XL trike. Weighing only 5 kg more than the original, thanks to its larger engine it produces 20 kg more thrust and will suit heavier pilots or enable tandem usage for lighter pilots. It also has a suspension system for a smoother ride on [...]

The tandem world paramotor distance record was broken on 5 July 2008 by  Miguel Esteves and his partner  Cléber with a 379.8 km flight from Rio Grande de Sul (S Brazil). The FAI have now confirmed this record. The flight was flown under a Sol Kangaroo 2, and Sol would like to congratulate the pilot, [...]

Fly Products now have a 2-seater version of their Xenit trike. It is very light (58 kg) and, when fitted with a Simonini Mini Plus 2 engine with 150 cm prop it delivers an impressive 95 kg thrust. Fly Products say it is very easy to carry and dismount. More info can be found at: [...]

The Trikebuggy Transformer is a versatile ultralight trike that Trikebuggy say can be changed from a hang glider to a paraglider version in under 5 minutes. It is powered using a standard paramotor, with a cage that can be removed when in hang glider mode to lower the drag, since there are no paraglider lines [...]

Finished off in the Korean designer’s kitchen after the company’s hangar burned to the ground, the BMG 4ST project has now reached completion. The BMG 4St (4 stroke) is a jet-air cooled 150 cc 20 HP motor with electric start. The company say that it is “damned easy to start, rapid, smooth and well responsive [...]

The German Paramotor Trophy (DMP) will be held this year fom 29 May to 1 June at the airfield in Ballenstedt/Quidlinburg, Germany. There will be large take-off and landing areas, plus an outdoor paramotor trade fair, Fun-Cup tasks for everyone, organised cross country flights, demo flights, lectures, panel discussions and evening events. More information will [...]

The list of the 22 pilots who have been accepted for the World Air Games, to take place in Turin from 6 – 13 June 2009, can be seen at http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pzWRYu1A2GNlzHkeNxQStPQ Discuss here

You’ve seen the Skycar, www.xcmag.com/news/2009/01/1918/, but Russian inventor, Alexander Begak, has been thinking along similar lines for some time. The pilot, parachutist and lover of flying machines designed his ultimate vehicle, The Evolution, which can travel on land, in the water or in the air. The result of more than two years’ research, it was [...]

Mac Para has two new gliders for the 2009 season. Both the new school glider, the Progress, and the Eden 4  are suitable for free and powered flight. Mac para say their ‘Progress’ will “delight instructors and students thanks its easy launch characteristics”, and the Eden 3′s replacement, the Eden 4, has easy launch characteristics, [...]

ITV have two new paramotor wings: The Lapoon is an EN C certified sports wing with a semi reflex profile, for both free flying and paramotoring . ITV describe the Lapoon as a fast wing with good performance and handling and a high level of safety. The Dakota Sport has a reflex profile and was [...]