title: Per Il Volo Miniplane
text: # Per Il Volo Miniplane
  
  The Per Il Volo Miniplane is an Italian paramotor designed and produced by Per Il Volo of Galliera Veneta for powered paragliding. It was introduced in 1989 and remains in production.
  
  ## Design and development
  
  The aircraft was designed as a light weight paramotor, giving due consideration to the fact that the pilot has to wear the engine on his or her back and run with it for take-off. It features a paraglider-style high-wing, single-place accommodation and a single Per Il Volo Top 80 13 hp (10 kW) engine in pusher configuration. As is the case with all paramotors, take-off and landing is accomplished by foot.
  
  To keep the design as light as possible a simple harness is used. The single cylinder, two-stroke, fan-cooled aircraft engine incorporates some unique features that make it especially suitable for its role. Its reduction gearbox results in the engine and propeller turning in different directions, thereby reducing the resulting torque absorbed by the pilot. The engine also incorporates a centrifugal clutch that allows the engine to idle without the propeller turning, which improves safety during canopy inflation and launch, as well as landing.
  
  The aircraft can be completely disassembled for ground transportation or storage. The aluminum and fibreglass frame folds and the fuel tank is removable.
  
  ## Variants
  
  ### Miniplane 115
  
      Version with smaller propeller with a diameter of 115 cm (3.77 ft).
  
  ### Miniplane 125
  
      Version with larger propeller with a diameter of 125 cm (4.10 ft).
  
  ## Specifications (Miniplane 125)
  
  Data from Cliche and Bertrand
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: one
  * Empty weight: 17 kg (37 lb)
  * Gross weight: 113 kg (250 lb)
  * Fuel capacity: 2 U.S. gallons (7.6 L; 1.7 imp gal)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Per Il Volo Top 80 single cylinder, two-stroke, fan-cooled, 80cc aircraft engine with reduction gear box in rations from 3.18 to 4.41:1, 9.7 kW (13 hp)
  * Propellers: 2-bladed wooden, 1.25 m (4 ft 1 in) diameter
  
  Performance
  
  * Cruise speed: 32 km/h (20 mph, 17 kn)
  * Rate of climb: 2.0 m/s (400 ft/min)
  