Explorair Relax MV

Relax MV
Role Powered parachute and ultralight trike
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Explorair
Designer Mathias Mauch
Introduction circa 2002
Status Production completed (2004)
Produced 2002-2004


The Explorair Relax MV is a German powered parachute that was designed by Mathias Mauch and produced by Explorair of Ebringen, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1]

The aircraft was introduced in about 2002 and production ended when the company went out of business in 2004.[2]

Design and development

The Relax MV was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category and the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules.[1]

The Relax MV features a 42 m2 (450 sq ft) parachute-style wing, single-place accommodation, tricycle landing gear and a single 28 hp (21 kW) Explorair-converted Briggs & Stratton four stroke engine in pusher configuration. The aircraft carriage is built from a combination of composite material and bolted aluminium tubing.[1]

The carriage can be converted for use with a hang glider wing as an ultralight trike.[1]

The aircraft has an empty weight of 115 kg (254 lb) and a gross weight of 250 kg (551 lb), giving a useful load of 135 kg (298 lb). With full fuel of 22 litres (4.8 imp gal; 5.8 US gal) the payload for pilot and baggage is 119 kg (262 lb).[1]

Specifications (Relax MV)

Data from Bertrand[1]

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 81. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". archive.org. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
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