Aero Nord
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 Aero Nord

Aero Nord ULM
Type - Privately held company
Industry - Aerospace
Headquarters - Bénifontaine, France
Key people - Frédéric Bastien
Products - paramotors, flight training
Website - nordulm.free.fr

Aero Nord ULM (ultra-léger motorisé, English: motorized ultralight) was a French aircraft manufacturer based in Lorgies, and later in Bénifontaine. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paramotors in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft in the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules and the European microlight category.
While no longer an aircraft manufacturer, the company continues as an ultralight aircraft flight school using autogyros and ultralight trikes, as well as a dealer for Aeros products, with Frédéric Bastien as chief instructor.
In the mid-2000s the company manufactured a line of paramotors called the Aero Nord AIR. Reviewer Rene Coulon wrote in 2003 that the design "shows good understanding of the market and skill in the production" and noted that the series had attracted "considerable attention".

Aircraft
Summary of aircraft built by Aero Nord
Model name - First flight - Number built - Type
Aero Nord AIR - mid-2000s - - Single-place paramotor

Aero Nord AIR

AIR
Role - Paramotor
National origin - France
Manufacturer - Aero Nord ULM
Status - Production completed

The Aero Nord AIR series is a family of French paramotors that was designed and produced by Aero Nord of Lorgies, and later Bénifontaine, for powered paragliding. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied as a complete and ready-to-fly.
Design and development
The aircraft 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 accommodation and a single 22 hp (16 kW) RDM engine in pusher configuration with a 4:1 ratio reduction drive and a 100 to 125 cm (39 to 49 in) diameter two-bladed wooden propeller. The fuel tank capacity is 9 litres (2.0 imp gal; 2.4 US gal). As is the case with all paramotors, take-off and landing is accomplished by foot.
The aircraft is built with a welded aluminium tubing propeller cage, which can be broken down into two or four sections for ground stowage. Inflight steering is accomplished via handles that actuate the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw.
Operational history
Reviewer Rene Coulon wrote in 2003 that the "machine shows good understanding of the market and skill in the production" and noted that the series has attracted "considerable attention".

Variants

AIR 1
Single place paramotor, with an empty weight of 21 kg (46 lb) and a single 22 hp (16 kW) RDM engine with a 100 cm (39 in) diameter two-bladed wooden propeller.
AIR 2
Single place paramotor, with an empty weight of 21.5 kg (47 lb) and a single 22 hp (16 kW) RDM engine with a 113 cm (44 in) diameter two-bladed wooden propeller.
AIR 3
Single place paramotor, with an empty weight of 21.5 kg (47 lb) and a single 22 hp (16 kW) RDM engine with a 125 cm (49 in) diameter two-bladed wooden propeller.

Specifications (AIR 1)
Data from Bertrand

General characteristics
Crew: one
Empty weight: 21 kg (46 lb)
Fuel capacity: 9 litres (2.0 imp gal; 2.4 US gal)
Powerplant: 1 × RDM single cylinder, two-stroke, air-cooled aircraft engine, with a 4:1 reduction drive, 16 kW (22 hp)