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One of the fastest growing segments of our sport has to be
"paragliders." They have been quite popular in Europe and
Britain for many years, due to their ease of storage, and transportation.
With this popularity suppliers for parts and accessories have begun
producing products, especially designed for these types of craft.
 While
many manufactures in the past have had to rely on engines "modified
or adapted" from other applications to power their craft, now because
of the increasing demand for reliable, light weight power plants,
manufacturers have come forward to design "new generation"
engines specifically to power "motorized paragliders." In many
cases these manufacturers and designers are "end users," that is
they own and fly powered paragliders, case in point - Oscar Meschiari from
Italy. "Not satisfied with existing PPG engines, and being a PPG
pilot, he designed and now manufacturers his own engines to some of the
most stringent standards in the industry." According to the
American distributor of the Cors-Air engines Aero Cors-Air USA,
"these engines are not mass produced, each engine is bench tested for
15 minutes prior to delivery, and come with a one year warranty." The
engines are available in both liquid cooled and air cooled versions, come
with a charging system, and tuned exhaust as standard equipment.
Belt reduction drives of 1.8 to 1 and 2.2 to one are available. According
to Alex Varv the U.S. distributor the engines have been in production for
nearly three years now. Some of the more advanced features of the engines
include:
1. the use of a reed valve fuel system, which helps prevent
flooding.
2. six cylinder transfers ports for better combustion, cooling and
increased power.
3. an electronic ignition and spark advance system for smoother running at
all rpm's.
4. a self pressurized fuel system to prevent fuel starvation.
5. a charging system for charging a battery allowing operation of an
electric star, radio, GPS, camera, strobes etc.
6. the engine uses silver plated bearings, copper plated connecting rods,
Nicasil coated cylinders, chrome plated and bevelled piston rings, which
help contribute to its 500 hour TBO.
7. the engine is suspended via a "five rubber mount suspension
system" to help absorb vibration and "P" factor.
8. the aircooled versions of the engines can be converted to liquid cooled
by replacing the cylinder had and cylinder.
For more information contact:
Aero Cors-Air USA
6547 West Sinclair Avenue
BERWYN, Illinois, 60402, USA
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