The Time To Fly Racket ( en, Rocket) is a
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
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paramotor that was designed and produced by
Time to Fly of
Kaunas
Kaunas (; ; also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the largest city and the centre of a county in the Duchy of Trakai ...
for
powered paragliding. 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 76. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X]
Design and development
The Racket was designed to comply with the US
FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules as well as European regulations. It features a
paraglider-style wing, single-place accommodation and a single
Radne Raket 120
The Radne Raket 120 ( en, Rocket) is a lightweight single cylinder, two-stroke aircraft engine used for powered hang gliders, paramotors and ultralight aircraft that is built by Radne Motor AB of Haninge, Sweden.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeie ...
engine in
pusher configuration
In an aircraft with a pusher configuration (as opposed to a tractor configuration), the propeller(s) are mounted behind their respective engine(s). Since a pusher propeller is mounted behind the engine, the drive shaft is in compression in nor ...
with a 4:1 ratio
reduction drive and a diameter three-bladed composite propeller. The fuel tank capacity is .
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.
Reviewer Rene Coulon said of the company's designs that they are "one of the best chassis designed".
Specifications (Racket)
See also
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Time To Fly Backplane SL
The Time To Fly Backplane SL is a Lithuanian paramotor that was designed and produced by Time to Fly of Kaunas for powered paragliding. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Bertrand, N ...
References
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Racket
Racket may refer to:
* Racket (crime), a systematised element of organized crime
** Protection racket, a scheme whereby a group provides protection to businesses or other groups through violence outside the sanction of the law
* Racket (sports equ ...
2000s Lithuanian ultralight aircraft
Single-engined pusher aircraft
Paramotors