Explorair Relax MV
{{Short description|German powered parachute}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2022}}
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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.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 81. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
The aircraft was introduced in about 2002 and production ended when the company went out of business in 2004.{{cite web|url= https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.explorair.de/ |title=Explorair |website=Internet Archive Wayback Machine |access-date=12 June 2015}}{{cbignore}}
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.
The Relax MV features a {{convert|42|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} parachute-style wing, single-place accommodation, tricycle landing gear and a single {{convert|28|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} 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.
The carriage can be converted for use with a hang glider wing as an ultralight trike.
The aircraft has an empty weight of {{convert|115|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} and a gross weight of {{convert|250|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}, giving a useful load of {{convert|135|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. With full fuel of {{convert|22|L}} the payload for pilot and baggage is {{convert|119|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}.
Specifications (Relax MV)
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