Back Bone

Back Bone
Privately held company
Industry Aerospace
Founder Thierry Simonet
Defunct before 2015
Headquarters Tallard, France
Products Paramotors

Back Bone was a French aircraft manufacturer based in Tallard and founded by Thierry Simonet. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paramotors in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules and the European microlight regulations.[1]

The company was active in the mid-2000s, but seems to have gone out of business by 2015.[1][2]

The company produced a line of paramotors noted for their comfort and flexibility. These included the Seraph, Shadow and the Silver models.[1]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Back Bone
Model name First flight Number built Type
Back Bone Seraph 2000s Paramotor
Back Bone Shadow 2000s Paramotor
Back Bone Silver 2000s Paramotor

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 64. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. ↑ Back Bone. "Home". Archived from the original on 18 May 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
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