Para-Ski Top Gun
The Para-Ski Top Gun is a Canadian powered parachute that was designed and produced by Para-Ski of Mascouche, Quebec. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft and also as a kit for amateur construction. The Top Gun was introduced in 2003 and production ended when the company went out of business in about 2011. Design and development. The Top Gun was designed to comply with the Canadian Basic Ultralight Aeroplane category, as well as the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category. In kit  form the aircraft was designed to comply with the Canadian Amateur-built Aircraft rules as well as the US "Experimental - Amateur-built" aircraft rules. It features a parachute-style wing, two-seats-in-tandem accommodation, four-wheeled landing gear and a single Rotax 582 engine in pusher configuration. The Hirth 3203, the Hirth F-30 or Hirth F-30ES engines were factory options. Parachute options included square or elliptical canopies of . Landing gear options include skis and floats. The aircraft carriage is built from welded aluminium tubing and has a "sledge-like" cockpit fairing incorporating dual square headlights. In flight steering is  accomplished via handle bars that actuate the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw. On the ground the aircraft has front wheel steering. The aircraft uses a large rudder to offset the engine torque effects. The landing gear incorporates independent shock and spring 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 . Operational history. In July 2015 three examples were registered with the Transport Canada.