Silent Family Silent Racer
The Silent Family Silent Racer is a German ultralight trike, designed by Helmut Grossklaus and produced by Silent Family of Westerrade. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Design and development
The Silent Racer was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of. The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of. It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit with a windshield, retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.
The aircraft is made from composites, with its double surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. A variety of wings can be used from in span and in area, all supported by a single tube-type kingpost and employing an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition Hirth 2704 engine or Hirth 2706. The aircraft has an empty weight of and a gross weight of, giving a useful load of. With full fuel of the payload is.Specifications (Silent Racer)
