The Back Bone Seraph (a seraph is a type of angel) is a family of

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paramotors that was designed by Thierry Simonet and produced by Back Bone of

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for

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. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 64. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X

Design and development

The Seraph was designed to comply with the US

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rules as well as European regulations. It features a

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-style wing, single-place accommodation and a single engine in

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. The fuel tank capacity is . Each model in the line is named for its metric propeller diameter. As is the case with all paramotors, take-off and landing is accomplished by foot. Inflight steering is accomplished via handles that actuate the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw.

Variants

;Seraph 100 :Model with a RDM 100 engine in

with a 4:1 ratio reduction drive and a diameter two-bladed wooden propeller. Empty weight is . ;Seraph 113 :Model with a RDM 100 engine in pusher configuration with a 4:1 ratio reduction drive and a diameter two-bladed wooden propeller. Empty weight is . ;Seraph 115 :Model with a RDM 100 engine in pusher configuration with a 4:1 ratio reduction drive and a diameter two-bladed wooden propeller. Empty weight is .

Specifications (Seraph 100)

References

{{Back Bone aircraft Seraph 2000s French ultralight aircraft Single-engined pusher aircraft Paramotors