Andrea Cecchetto (Pilot):
A couple of years ago my father said me “Yes, in theory with a standard machine we can do 400 km and 10 hours flying”.
Since then, I started dreaming this flight. I grew up a lot of experience and on November 16, 2024 (I did a 346 km flight) I decided “Next year will be the right year” and finally, last Wednesday, the forecast was good, little wind and I was ready “I will not close the triangle if it is a flight shorter than 400 km” and so I did.
I took off as soon as everything was ready (6:30am), unlikely already at 10 in the morning the turbulent spring thermals started and the wind was head-on, not the best conditions for a large triangle.
I made it anyway, demonstrating the reliability and efficiency of the engine.
402 Km in 9 hours.
Consumption was only 1.74 l/h 25.6Km/l, 15.7 l, I still had 2l left in the tank!
There is still a long way to go to reach the limit of this paramotor.
The goal has now already changed, but that’s another story
This record is particularly significant because it was achieved with a standard paramotor, without additional tanks.
MINIPLANE LR stands for Long Range, and this flight confirms its name.
At the end of the flight, there was a significant amount of fuel left, which means we can go even further.
We’ll try again soon.