Southern Skies Quattro
# Southern Skies Quattro

The Southern Skies Quattro is an American paramotor that was designed and produced by Southern Skies of Taylorsville, North Carolina for powered paragliding.

## Design and development

The aircraft was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules and was the first paramotor to use a four-stroke powerplant. It features a paraglider-style high-wing, single-place accommodation and a single computer-controlled, electronic ignition system-equipped, 14 hp (10 kW), 212 cc (13 cu in), Honda Kart engine, without a reduction drive, mounted in pusher configuration. As is the case with all paramotors, take-off and landing is accomplished by foot.

With its heavier four-stroke engine, the Quattro weighs 44 lb (20 kg) and can lift a pilot up to 180 lb (82 kg).

## Specifications (Quattro)

Data from Cliche

General characteristics

* Crew: one
* Wing area: 290 sq ft (27 $m^2)$
* Empty weight: 44 lb (20 kg)
* Gross weight: 225 lb (102 kg)
* Fuel capacity: 2 U.S. gallons (7.6 L; 1.7 imp gal)
* Powerplant: 1 × Honda engine four-stroke, air-cooled kart engine, 14 hp (10 kW)
* Propellers: 2-bladed, 2 ft 10 in (0.86 m) diameter pitch of 24 in (61 cm)

Performance

* Cruise speed: 25 mph (40 km/h, 22 kn)
