Ben Robinson Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I have a 31m b grade wing (rated to 135kg) and im a 74kg pilot. What power/cc paramotor do you recommend? Im on a 2.5k budget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob27 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Will you fly at high elevation or will you plan on flying tandams at any point? If the answer to either of these is yes, I would recommend a vittorazi moster 185 or equivalent power. Your at a weight where you could go with a vittorazi atom, but unless you really need the extra flight time, I would probably stick with the moster. Other possible engines would be the Minari F1 if you need a bit extra power and don't need a clutch, or maybe an eos 150 which is somewhere between the two vittorazi engines in power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganbatte Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 One question is what's the *bottom* of the wing's weight rating. Too lightly loaded and you get less-than-optimal behaviors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Robinson Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 5 hours ago, Ganbatte said: One question is what's the *bottom* of the wing's weight rating. Too lightly loaded and you get less-than-optimal behaviors. 95 i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 There is not a requirement to match a motor to a wing, they are independent. The only interaction is to do with how difficult take off is. With a smaller motor you have less thrust helping you as you run and the take-off is longer. Having a larger wing (or being light on it) makes the take-off speed so lower, so is easier with a small motor. I know heavy people who fly small wings with Top80. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien4788 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 miniplane top 80 all day long. this wing is large enough for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 But if you were old are rather knackered, like me, you appreciate shorter runs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien4788 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 but it's lighter..It's coming down to a preference i believe. Everything has a tradeoff. I would have personnaly flown a top 80 but my all up weight is 120kg on a 80-120kg 22.5m wing which i had to be at full power to climb with the top80. Like what Andy said the wing and the engine are independent so at the end of the day its a preference you might want to consider local customer service and parts availlability Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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