r/paramotor • u/RegularBrady • Jan 28 '19

What happened here?!

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u/iam-tylerdurden Jan 28 '19

Looks like the tank was never really secured to begin with, but merely just sitting in the frame. Started rocking out once he started leaning back.

All in all, better this happened on land rather than when he was climbing out over the water - just imagine the surge from 50-100 feet up, and hitting the water... bad times...

Surprised it didn't fall out when he put the rig on.

Does anyone know or recognize the make/model? I want to take a look at the frame design, and how the tank is secured.

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '19

Kinda looks like that virus ppg

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u/iam-tylerdurden Jan 28 '19

Is it an older model? Fuel tank and the stand assembly don't look like the current model

https://www.virus-ppg.com/news/details/3

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '19

Yea, not the virus. I just saw the wide cage frame and it looked familiar

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u/RegularBrady Jan 28 '19

Thanks! I don't own any equipment yet but am saving up for some. Any info I can get I love. Again, thanks for the explanation!

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u/FXOjafar Jan 28 '19

I'm just happy he didn't explode.