Wrobel Vroby 2

The Wrobel Vroby 2 is a French powered parachute that was designed by Gerard Wrobel and produced by Wrobel of Beynes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.

Design and development
The Vroby 2 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 250 kg. It features a 38 m2 parachute-style wing, two-seats-in-tandem accommodation in an open-frame structure, tricycle landing gear and a single cylinder 26 hp Zanzottera MZ 34 engine in pusher configuration.

The aircraft carriage is built from 4130 steel tubing. In flight steering is accomplished via handles that actuate the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw. On the ground the aircraft has lever-controlled nosewheel steering. The main landing gear incorporates triangulated spring rod suspension.

The aircraft has an empty weight of 58 kg and a gross weight of 250 kg, giving a useful load of 192 kg. With full fuel of 12 L the payload for crew and baggage is 183 kg.

Reviewer Jean-Pierre le Camus, writing in 2003, described the design as "carefully constructed".