# PowerTrike Light > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/PowerTrike_Light > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/PowerTrike_Light.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerTrike_Light > Source revision: 1321155516 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) German ultralight trike Light General information Type Ultralight trike and powered parachute National origin Germany Manufacturer PowerTrike Status Production completed (2014) The **PowerTrike Light** is a German [ultralight trike](/source/Ultralight_trike) and [powered parachute](/source/Powered_parachute), designed and produced by [PowerTrike](/source/PowerTrike) of [Mackenbach](/source/Mackenbach). The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1] The same basic [airframe](/source/Airframe) is used to mount either a [hang glider](/source/Hang_glider) or [paraglider](/source/Paraglider) wing and is known as the Light-Delta and Light-Para, respectively, in those configurations.[1] As of 2014 the design is no longer indicated as available on the company website.[2] ## Design and development The aircraft was designed as an easy to pack [nanotrike](/source/Nanotrike) to comply with the [Fédération Aéronautique Internationale](/source/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_A%C3%A9ronautique_Internationale) [microlight](/source/Microlight) category and the US [FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles](/source/FAR_103_Ultralight_Vehicles) rules, including the category's maximum empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg). It features a [cable-braced](/source/Flying_wires) hang glider-style [high-wing](/source/High-wing), weight-shift controls, a single-seat open cockpit without a [cockpit fairing](/source/Cockpit_fairing), [tricycle landing gear](/source/Tricycle_landing_gear) and a single engine in [pusher configuration](/source/Pusher_configuration).[1] The aircraft is made from bolted-together [aluminum](/source/Aluminum) tubing, with its double surface wing covered in [Dacron](/source/Dacron) sailcloth. Its 9.7 m (31.8 ft) span [Bautek Pico L](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bautek_Pico_L&action=edit&redlink=1) wing is supported by a single tube-type [kingpost](/source/Kingpost) and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is the single cylinder, air-cooled, [two-stroke](/source/Two-stroke), 28 hp (21 kW) [Hirth F33](/source/Hirth_F33) engine or the [Briggs & Stratton](/source/Briggs_%26_Stratton) twin cylinder, air-cooled, [four-stroke](/source/Four-stroke) 30 hp (22 kW) engine. With the Briggs & Stratton engine and Pico L wing the aircraft has an empty weight of 120 kg (265 lb) and a gross weight of 220 kg (485 lb), giving a useful load of 100 kg (220 lb). With full fuel of 20 litres (4.4 imp gal; 5.3 US gal) the payload is 86 kg (190 lb).[1] A number of different wings can be fitted to the basic carriage, including the standard 17.2 m2 (185 sq ft) area [Bautek Bico](/source/Bautek_Bico) and the 12.2 m2 (131 sq ft) area Bautek Pico L, which is only used with the higher output Briggs & Stratton powerplant. Any hang glider wing with a sufficient gross weight capacity can also be used. The aircraft can easily be disassembled and folded to fit inside an automobile, with the wing carried on a roof rack.[1] ## Operational history The PowerTrike Light has proven popular with hang glider pilots transitioning to powered flying because they can use their existing hang glider wing mounted on the Light.[1] ## Variants **Light-Delta** - Version with hang glider wing[1] **Light-Para** - Version with paraglider wing[1] ## Specifications (Light with Bautek Pico L wing) *Data from* Bayerl[1] **General characteristics** - **Crew:** one - **Wingspan:** 9.7 m (31 ft 10 in) - **Wing area:** 12.2 m2 (131 sq ft) - **Empty weight:** 120 kg (265 lb) - **Gross weight:** 220 kg (485 lb) - **Fuel capacity:** 20 litres (4.4 imp gal; 5.3 US gal) - **Powerplant:** 1 × [Briggs & Stratton](/source/Briggs_%26_Stratton) two cylinder, air-cooled, [four stroke](/source/Four_stroke) engine, 22 kW (30 hp) - **Propellers:** 3-bladed composite **Performance** - **Maximum speed:** 120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn) - **Cruise speed:** 90 km/h (56 mph, 49 kn) - **Stall speed:** 45 km/h (28 mph, 24 kn) - **Rate of climb:** 3.2 m/s (630 ft/min) - **Wing loading:** 22.7 kg/m2 (4.6 lb/sq ft) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-8) Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: *World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12*, page 219. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Products_2-0)** powertrike.de (n.d.). ["Products"](http://www.powertrike.de/products.html). Retrieved 21 November 2014. ## External links - [Official website](http://www.powertrike.de/) v t e PowerTrike aircraft Ultralight trikes Evolution II Light-Delta Powered parachutes Light-Para --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [PowerTrike Light](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerTrike_Light) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerTrike_Light?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.