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The Airframes Unlimited SS-2 Trainer is an American powered parachute that was designed and produced by Airframes Unlimited of Athens, Texas for the training role. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.〔Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 86. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X〕 The SS-2 Trainer was introduced in 2003 and production had ended by the time the company went out of business in 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Internet Archive Wayback Machine )〕 ==Design and development== The SS-2 Trainer was designed to comply with the US ''Experimental - Amateur-built'' aircraft rules. It features a parachute-style wing, two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration, tricycle landing gear and a single Rotax 582 engine in pusher configuration. The Rotax 503 engine was optional, as was a single seat configuration.〔 The aircraft carriage is built from welded 4130 steel tubing. In flight steering is accomplished via foot pedals that actuate the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw. On the ground the aircraft has lever-controlled nosewheel steering. The main landing gear incorporates spring rod suspension.〔 The aircraft has an empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload for crew and baggage is .〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Airframes Unlimited SS-2 Trainer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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