EasyUp

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EasyUp
Type Privately held company
Industry Aerospace
Founded1990s
FounderTom Tate
FateOut of business
Headquarters,
Products Aircraft plans
Website easyup.cc

EasyUp was an American aircraft manufacturer founded by professional engineer Tom Tate in the 1990s and based in Medford, Oregon. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paramotors in the form of plans and kits for amateur construction under the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules and the European microlight category. [1] [2]

Contents

The company's sole product was plans, and later kits, for the EasyUp Parapropter, a paramotor design using a wide variety of small gasoline engines. The plans consisted of full-sized 24 in (61 cm) by 36 in (91 cm) inch professional blueprints. [1] [3]

The business was eventually wound up, with Tate writing, "I have moved on to much bigger and better things." [3]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by EasyUp
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
EasyUp Parapropter mid-2000s Paramotor

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References

  1. 1 2 Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 67. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 337. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN   0-9636409-4-1
  3. 1 2 "EasyUp - Let's Get You Flying". easyup.cc. Retrieved October 24, 2015.