Английская Википедия:Avian Cheetah
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The Avian Cheetah is a British high-wing, single-place, competition hang glider, designed by Steve Elkins and Neil Hammerton and produced by Avian Limited of Hope Valley, Derbyshire.[1][2]
Design and development
The Cheetah is a development of the Avian Java and is a "topless" design without a kingpost or top wire rigging, although it retains the lower flying wires.[1]
The current production Cheetah 150 model is made from aluminum and carbon fibre tubing, with the wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its Шаблон:Convert span wing has a nose angle of 130deg; and an aspect ratio of 7.5:1. The acceptable pilot hook-in weight is Шаблон:Convert.[1]
The glider can be broken down to a Шаблон:Convert package, Шаблон:Convert in length for ground transportation on a car top.[2]
Variants
- Cheetah 150
- Current production version. British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association certified.[1][2]
- Cheetah 160
- Version offered circa 2003 with Шаблон:Convert span wing, with an area of Шаблон:Convert, a nose angle of 125° and an aspect ratio of 7.0:1.[1]
Specifications (Cheetah 150)
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