Southern Skies Spymotor
# Southern Skies Spymotor

The Southern Skies Spymotor 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. It features a paraglider-style high-wing, single-place accommodation and a single 18 hp (13 kW) Solo 210 engine in pusher configuration. As is the case with all paramotors, take-off and landing is accomplished by foot.

Designed to be a lightweight paramotor, the Spymotor weighs 39 lb (18 kg) and can lift a pilot up to 180 lb (82 kg). The propeller protection cage is made from a combination of silver-welded 0.035 in (0.9 mm) stainless steel tubing and TIG-welded aluminium. Electric starting was a factory option.

## Specifications (Spymotor)

Data from Cliche

General characteristics

* Crew: one
* Wing area: 290 sq ft (27 $m^2)$
* Empty weight: 39 lb (18 kg)
* Gross weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
* Fuel capacity: 2 U.S. gallons (7.6 L; 1.7 imp gal)
* Powerplant: 1 × Solo 210 single cylinder, two-stroke, air-cooled aircraft engine, 18 hp (13 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)
* Rate of climb: 300 ft/min (1.5 m/s)
