La Mouette ZR 250

ZR 250
Role Paramotor
National origin France
Manufacturer La Mouette
Status Production completed
Unit cost
3,064 (ZR 250, 2004)

The La Mouette ZR 250 is a French paramotor that was designed and produced by La Mouette of Fontaine-lès-Dijon for powered paragliding. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied complete and ready-to-fly.[1]

Design and development

The ZR 250 was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules as well as European regulations. It features a paraglider-style wing, single-place, or two-place in tandem accommodation and a single 22 hp (16 kW) Zenoah G-25 engine in pusher configuration with a 2.5:1 ratio reduction drive and a 123 cm (48 in) diameter two-bladed propeller. The fuel tank capacity is 5 litres (1.1 imp gal; 1.3 US gal).[1]

As is the case with all paramotors, take-off and landing is accomplished by foot. Inflight steering is accomplished via handles that actuate the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw.[1]

In reviewing the ZR 250 Rene Coulon wrote in 2003, "Their range of paramotors is of the same calibre as as their other services: serious and functional".[1]

Variants

ZR 250
Single-seat model with an empty weight of 32 kg (71 lb).[1]
ZR 250 Bi
Two-seat model with an empty weight of 34 kg (75 lb).[1]

Specifications (ZR 250)

Data from Bertrand[1]

General characteristics

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 68. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
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