With a bit of careful packing its usually straight forward to take your bike on the plane these days, but what about taking the plane on your bike? The Flyke is a brand new recumbent trike that can be used either as a trike for powered paragliders, or as a high performance street machine capable of stowing the complete flying rig till you find a suitable take-off point. On private property the motor can be used instead of pedalling.
The one-piece, powder-coated aluminium space frame has a stainless steel rear axle and fork, can carry up to 100kg (220lbs) payload plus rider, and swings into curves more like a conventional bike than a three wheeler. Composite elastomer shocks give 10cm (4) of travel per wheel pretty handy when it comes to landing in bumpy fields.
The Flyke converts from trike to flying machine in just two minutes: hang the motor on its carrier, slide a pair of swiveling push rods into the back of the seat, attach the paraglider to the push rods, and youre off. Elastomer elements in the hinges reduce noise and wear and help to insulate most of the motors vibrations. Take off and landing distance is between 3-20 m (10-66ft).
The very quiet 28 bhp, 2-stroke 330cc engine provides an air speed of between 25-50 km/h (15-31 mph) and has a climb rate of 2-3 m/sec (6-10ft/sec) depending on the load maximum pilot weight is 100kg (220lbs).
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