Microlight - 2473
Airborne Edge X - 2002 model. 582 Blue head two stroke Rotax engine, oil injected, 65 hp. Cruise about 48 knots (90 kilometers per hour).
Weight-shift control trike - while the first generation ultralights were controlled by weight shift, most of the current weight shift ultralights use a hang glider-style wing, below which is suspended a three wheeled carriage which carries the engine and aviators. These aircraft are controlled by pushing against a horizontal control bar in roughly the same way as a hang glider pilot flies. Trikes generally have impressive climb rates and are ideal for rough field operation, but are slower than other types of fixed-wing ultralights. (courtesy of Wikipedia)
On the ground at Bridgewater
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