Back Bone

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Back Bone
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
FounderThierry Simonet
Defunctbefore 2015
Headquarters,
ProductsParamotors

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 that included the Seraph, Shadow and Silver models.[1]

Aircraft[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b c 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.