La Mouette ZR 250

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]

ZR 250
Role Paramotor
National origin France
Manufacturer La Mouette
Status Production completed

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 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

  • Crew: one
  • Empty weight: 32 kg (71 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 5 litres (1.1 imp gal; 1.3 US gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Zenoah G-25 single cylinder, two-stroke, air-cooled aircraft engine, with a 2.5:1 reduction drive, 16 kW (22 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch, 1.23 m (4 ft 0 in) diameter

References
  1. 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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