Silent Family Silent Racer

The Silent Family Silent Racer is a German ultralight trike, designed by Helmut Grossklaus and produced by Silent Family of Westerrade. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.

Design and development
The Silent Racer was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of 450 kg. The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of 450 kg. It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit with a windshield, retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.

The aircraft is made from composites, with its double surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. A variety of wings can be used from 10 to 12 m in span and 10 to 15 m2 in area, all supported by a single tube-type kingpost and employing an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition 53 hp Hirth 2704 engine or 65 hp Hirth 2706. The aircraft has an empty weight of 200 kg and a gross weight of 450 kg, giving a useful load of 250 kg. With full fuel of 57 L the payload is 209 kg.