Building powerchutes for working Americans

$6395.00

Ready to fly, complete with chute, engine, prop. Just add gas and fly :)

shown with optional race car seat upgrade and 7.5 gallon fuel tank and other options

I've been in this sport long enough to remember when all powerchutes were affordable, basic flying machines. After all, back then, most folks only wanted to "go up and look around". 

Well you know what? People haven't changed, 20 years later they still want to "go up and look around".

However, the purchase price of a new 2 seat powerchute has increased from "way too high" to "ridiculous" and then on to "insane" in the last few years. 

I consider that to be unacceptable and decided to do something about it.

The Airframes Unlimited Basic 2-seater is the result of many months of hard work, number crunching and flight testing. As we designed the Basic 2-seater our goal was to provide working Americans with a safe, reliable and durable  2 seat powerchute with a ready to fly price of under $6400.00

The Basic 2-seater was designed to fly 2 people in style with a 50 horsepower engine. Contrary to what you may have read on the internet, it does not take a large, expensive engine to fly 2 people on a hot summer day. All it takes is a properly designed powerchute :)

The Basic 2-seater was long term flight tested with a variety of engines ranging from the super smooth Kawasaki 440 "B" engine, Fuji 440 engine, Fuji 488 engine and of course the Rotax 503 engine. All of the engines tested produced great thrust (that's what gets you into the air, not horsepower) and perfect reliability.

The critical component allowing us to use the above mentioned engines in an efficient way is our new cog belt reduction system. We worked closely with the designer to come up with what we consider to be the most reliable, trouble-free, quiet reduction system available at any price.

This new reduction system requires much less maintenance and upkeep than the gearboxs that we have used for a generation.

Those that use our new reduction will never have to change gearbox grease again. Our new reduction system also does not make the annoying gear noise that we are used to hearing. Owners of powerchutes equipped with this new reduction system will most likely never have to adjust the drive belt. But if adjustment is ever necessary, it only requires one wrench and about 30 seconds to do it. I call that low maintenance :)

The engines utilizing our new reduction system are mounted inverted giving the powerchute a much lower center of gravity and increasing its stability on the ground. 

The standard engine(s) on the Basic 2-seater vary depending upon what engines are in stock at the time you place your order. We utilize good clean used and rebuilt  Fuji and Rotax engines as standard equipment on the Basic 2-seater. Any of these engines will lift a 450 pound payload on a standard density altitude day.

Airframes may be painted red, blue, HD orange, black, white, or green.

Canopies may be chosen from whatever is in the manufacturers stock at that time or a custom canopy may be ordered for an additional fee.

The price for a ready-to-fly Basic 2-seater is, $6395.00

We do not include any instrumentation on the Basic 2-seater but do offer it as an option. We will also gladly provide you with phone numbers where you may purchase your own instrumentation if you'd like to install it yourself. Many people do. 

The Basic 2-seater comes with rigid suspension as do 99.9% of all ultralight and experimental aircraft. Ultralight aircraft do not require expensive, heavy shock suspension, they only require a warm body at the controls with an I.Q. slightly above room temperature :)

The Basic 2-seater comes with :

New all steel airframe, welded by professional aircraft welders

New tundra Tire/ Azusa plated wheels on the mains (rear) / Azusa plated wheel/400x6 rib tire on the front

New 500' canopy complete with high quality storage bag and line sox

New 72" three blade ground adjustable Ivoprop 

Manual start engine (cranks on the first pull)

New std lowback seats

Oh, and did I mention that the Basic 2-seater will fit into the back of any pickup (even imports) with the tailgate down?

The  "Basic 2-seater" sells for $6395.00 fully assembled and ready to fly. 

shipping is available anywhere in the lower 48 states for an additional fee

Basic 2-seater options:

Poly race car seats (just like the ones on the Outlaw Extreme)------------------------------------$300.00

Electric start  (Rotax 503 only)------------------------------------------------------------------------$850.00

Landing light / strobe light package (includes rectifier/regulator)-----------------------------------$300.00

Hydraulic front disc brake------------------------------------------------------------------------------$250.00

EIS digital engine monitoring system-----------------------------------------------------------------$700.00

Analog Engine monitoring system--------------------------------------------------------------------$350.00

7.5 gallon fuel tank-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$50.00

We are located in Athens Texas (that's 65 miles southeast of Dallas)

 903-286-2221 

Specs for the  "Basic 2-seater"

Airspeed: 28-33 mph

Gross Weight (pilot+passenger+fuel): 695 lbs

Take off Distance: 75'-150'

Landing Distance: 50'-75'

Maximum Payload: 450+ lbs

Rate of Climb: 400'-800'' /min 

Sink Rate: 9' /sec

Stall Speed: Stall Resistant

Please note that density altitude, payload and engine choice can greatly effect the performance of all aircraft.

prices and specs are subject to change without notice