La Mouette Skybike

The La Mouette Skybike is a line of French paramotors that was designed and produced by La Mouette of Fontaine-lès-Dijon for powered paragliding.

Design and development
The aircraft was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules. It features a paraglider-style high-wing, single-place or two-place-in-tandem accommodation and a single engine in pusher configuration. As is the case with all paramotors, take-off and landing is accomplished by foot.

A three-wheeled tricycle unit was a factory option for all models that converts the paramotor into a powered parachute.

Variants

 * Skybike SR210
 * Base model, equipped with a 18 hp Solo 210 powerplant. With a 59 lb empty weight it can accommodate pilot weights from 120 to 220 lb with a canopy of 320 sqft. An electric starter was a factory option. It sold for US$6,000 in 2001.


 * Skybike ZR250
 * Higher-powered model, equipped with a 22 hp Zenoah G-25 powerplant. With an 80 lb empty weight, it can accommodate pilot weights from 170 to 440 lb with a canopy of 320 sqft. An electric starter and after-muffler were factory options. It sold for US$6,000 in 2001.


 * Skybike ZR250 Bi
 * Higher-powered model for two place tandem flying, equipped with a 22 hp Zenoah G-25 powerplant. It can accommodate pilot weights up to 440 lb with a canopy of 430 sqft. An electric starter and after-muffler were factory options. It sold for US$7,000 in 2001.