The NL

Picolight or Nanolight are the light weight powered HG and PG , which use standard HG/PG wings and a harness with a small motor. However it is recommended that you gain some experience with the wings prior to using these. Picolight Powered HGs

• Use a standard wing, sometimes with extra strengthening
• Can either takeoff and land using
  • Feet
    • suprone feet - doodlebug - http://www.flylight.co.uk/footlaunched/index.htm
    • supine - mosquito - http://www.swedishaerosport.se/mosquito.htm
    • Performance
      • weight 20-25 kg without the wing
      • Climb rate 350 ft/min
      • 10-15 hp motor
  • Wheels
    • dragonfly - http://www.flylight.co.uk/flexwing/index.htm
    • northwing - http://www.northwing.com/atf-trike.htm
    • Performance
      • weight 115 kg
      • climb 400 ft / min
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Picolight Powered PGs:

• Use a standard PG wing - although there are specialized powered paragliding wings now available.
• can takeoff using
  • feet
    • Manufacturer - Kangook
    • Performance
      • weight 30kg without the wing
      • climb rate - 400 feet per minute
      • 20-25 hp motor
  • wheels
    • manufacturer - paratoys (aust)
    • Performance
      • weight approx 45Kg
      • climb approx 200 feet per minute
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