ALUMINIUM ALLOY CHASSIS AND CAGE SECTIONS

All Bailey Aviation paramotors are designed, manufactured and assembled in house to exacting standards. The alloy cage and engine chassis are made from drawn aviation specification aluminium tube of various gauges giving maximum structural stiffness without adding excess weight.

All tubes are precision TIG welded using filler rod of the same material to insure uniform strength and quality of finish. The safety cage is a 4 piece split design that is clear anodised for added durability and incorporates nylon bushes to prevent any unwanted movement.

The cage quarters are secured with strong Velcro fasteners allowing quick assembly/disassembly with complete peace of mind and ultimate portability.
In the event of a very heavy landing or fall the cage is designed to deform & absorb impact, protecting the pilot and the main chassis.

This ‘No compromise’ design has high structural rigidity in key stressed areas and is designed to be dismantled quickly & easily, leaving the chassis/engine to remain free standing when disassembled. Our design brief was to make technically competent machines that are aesthetically pleasing and easily transportable.

TITANIUM CHASSIS AND CAGE SECTIONS
Our new range of Titanium chassis, cage quarters and hang-bars are produced for Bailey Aviation by one of the worlds finest Titanium specialists. This exotic material is stronger and lighter than aluminium alloy (it has the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any metal) and possesses very high heat, corrosion and fatigue resistance. The outer hoop has been designed from aerofoil section Titanium for less drag and wind noise and has integral titanium loops for the nylon safety netting to be weaved through. The TITANIUM range has a weight saving of 1Kg from our standard aluminium alloy paramotors and give you looks second-to-none.

Titanium has been used for many years in medical, military and aerospace applications and has a ‘memory’ and so can absorb minor impacts with little or no deformation. Chassis’, cage quarters and hang bars are finished in natural titanium, complete with beautiful welding heat discolouration.

We now offer three different hang bar systems, known as the mid type, low type and New for 2009, the Active Chassis. Mid type and low type systems are built around the same chassis, with different bar designs, so these are interchangeable (bars available separately):-

Mid type
Asymmetric ‘torque-cancelling’ hang bars with two-position fulcrum point allow for any pilot weight. The mid hang bars are manufactured from seamless 316 stainless tube that are mirror polished and are attached to the chassis by two quick release ‘Pip pins’. Mid hang bars are highly recommended for novice pilots as they are offer a very stable flight.

Low type
These hang bars feature 50mm lower attachment points than our mid type and are popular with competition pilots who want more weight-shift capability from their set-up. They have four positions of adjustment to not only cater for varying pilot weights, but also allow the pilot to change the thrust line, again a useful feature for competition pilots. The trade-off for the increase in manoeuvrability is a slight decrease in stability.

Active Chassis
The Bailey Aviation Active Chassis uses an ingenious linkage arrangement manufactured from stainless steel to allow movable hang points while keeping the thrust angle constant, allowing a much improved degree of weight-shift to allow pilots to accomplish tighter turns whilst retaining correct flight geometry throughout its movement.
The Active Chassis has been through a major testing programme and with input from many of the UK's leading pilots, will prove to be popular with competition pilots.