Talk:Ultralight trike

message: From article:
"Only since the late 1990's have these aircraft become popular in the United States, mainly as a result of the relaxing of the FAA regulations regarding ultralight aircraft."
I don't think that this is correct. What rules changes occured in the 1990s? These size craft have never, I think, been regulated - and, in fact, were invented in the U.S. in the  1970s. Rmhermen 17:48, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: A search of the Federal Aviation Regulations does not show any rules changes in the 1990s affecting ultralights. Rmhermen 18:10, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

text: Ultralights are regulated per Federal Aviation Regulations Part 103. It should be noted that an ultralight can only have one person. It has alway been this way in the regulastion. The change for the ultralights in the 90's was the FAA granted an ultralight training exemption where a two place ultralight called an "ultralight trainer" could be used for training ultralight pilots. This ultralight training exemption ended in january 31, 2007 when all ultralight trainers, two place, were transitioned to Light sport aircraft. There is no two place "ultralight trike" today.This is clearly defined in the FAA definition of Light-sport aircraft and ultralight vehicles Part 103. SportpilotCFI (talk) 17:27, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Popularity

message: "...in fact, were invented in the U.S. in the  1970s. Rmhermen"
Hello, I am very interested in the history of hang gliders, precursor of the trike, and I just expanded the trike History section. I traced the first trike back to 1967 by Barry Hill Palmer (see its references for fotos), who never developed it any further. Then there is this huge gap of time until the late 70's in Europe, when R. Magallon introduced and marketed his trike. I am very interested on having more information of the trike you mentioned was developed in the USA in the 70s. Thank you.
BatteryIncluded 23:21, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Earliest American Trikes

message: Is the Rogallo wing really used for such trikes? As far as I know, hang gliders haven't used this design for a while now.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.106.41.177 (talk) 17:25, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rogallo wing? 

message: An ultralight trike is a single place vehicle defined by FAR Part 103.
The two place "ultralight trainer" trike same as airplanes and powered parachutes was transitioned into a Light sport aircraft in September 2004. This is clearly defined in FAR Part 1 Definitions Light-sport aircraft.
I think we should add a new catagory "Weight-Shift Control Trikes" or change this catagory to "Trikes - Weight-Shift Control and Ultralights" or simply Trikes same as Powered Parachutes.
Weight-Shift Control is the new name for two place trikes also defined in FAR Part 1 definitions.
I am open as to how this is accomplished in Wikipedia, but I do feel this would greatly increase the accuracy of the information. 
In the Wikipedia "Light-Sport Aircraft" it does reference "Weight-Shift Control" but no page is available.
I will be happy to edit and reorganize this information. The FAA regulations, the new FAA "Weight-Shift Contrl Flying Handbook" FAA-H-8083-5 and the new FAA "Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge" FAA-H-8083-25A will be the main references. 
SportpilotCFI (talk) 17:50, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Weight-Shift Control (two place Trike) page needed 

message: I notice this article is a member of the category:Delta-wing_aircraft category.  But the ElectraFlyer (a model of Ultralight trike) is categorised as a member of category:Flying_wing_aircraft.  We should standardise the articles.  Are all ultralight trikes Delta wings, Flying wings, or something else entirely? Roidroid (talk) 03:41, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  are ultralight trikes Delta Wings or Flying Wings?