An ultralight trike, also known as a Flex-wing trike or Weight-Shift Microlight, is a type of powered hang glider using the Rogallo wing coupled to a propeller-powered three-wheeled undercarriage. While most powered aircraft have three-wheeled landing gear, the term "trike" refers specifically to the form of aircraft described here.
Flight control in a trike is by weight-shift. This is similar to controlling a hang glider, in which the aviator or pilot is suspended from the wing made from high-strength aluminium and fabric. The pilot controls the attitude of the wing by holding onto and operating a triangular control bar (or triangular control frame) (TCF) that is rigidly attached to the wing. Pushing, pulling, and turning the TCF causes a corresponding shift in the aircraft's center of gravity. This similarity to the way in which a hang glider is controlled is no coincidence. In fact, trikes are essentially propeller-powered hang gliders with seats and wheels. Trikes have often employed wings originally designed for hang gliding; the Rogallo-winged trike Paresev 1B of NASA's 1960s experiments and Barry Hill Palmer's trike (Fleep inspired) modeled the wing that has evolved to contemporary trike wings. As weight and performance goals have increased purpose-built wings have become more commonplace. They are now practical long distance cross country machines as shown by several record-breaking flights that echo the exploits of fixed-wing aviators in the 1920s and 1930's, e.g., the circumnavigation of the world.

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