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The Paladin Hercules is an American powered parachute, that was designed and produced by Paladin Industries of Pennsauken, New Jersey.^[1]

The company's website was removed in 2012, the company seems to have gone out of business and production ended.^[2]

Design and development

The Hercules was designed as a heavy-lift, two-seat powered parachute and as such it has a useful load of {{convert|600|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. It features a parachute-style high-wing, two-seats-in-tandem accommodation, tricycle landing gear and a single {{convert|80|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} or {{convert|110|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Hirth F-30 two-stroke engine in pusher configuration.^[1]^[3]

The aircraft carriage is constructed from a combination of bolted aluminium and 4130 steel tubing. Inflight steering is accomplished via a weight-shift tilt-bar that actuates the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw. On the ground the aircraft has lever-controlled nosewheel steering. The factory-provided canopy is an Apco Ram Air with an area of {{convert|550|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}. The landing gear incorporates independent hydraulic struts for suspension. The aircraft was factory-supplied in the form of an assembly kit that required 50 hours to complete.^[1]^[3]

Reviewer Andre Cliche described the Hercules as "a heavy hauler brute powered by an amazing 110 hp Hirth 4-cylinder 2-stroke engine."^[1]

Specifications (Hercules)

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References

1. ^¹²³Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page D-9. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. {{ISBN|0-9680628-1-4}}
2. ^{{cite web|url= https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://chuteme.com/|title=Internet Archive Wayback Machine|work=archive.org|accessdate=18 April 2018}}{{cbignore}}
3. ^¹²{{cite web|url = http://chuteme.com/|title = Specifications|accessdate = 14 March 2012|last = Paladin Industries|date = n.d.}}

External links

3 : United States ultralight aircraft 1990–1999|Single-engined pusher aircraft|Powered parachutes