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The Airborne Climax is a series of Australian high-wing, single-place, hang gliders, designed and produced by Airborne Windsports of Redhead, New South Wales and introduced in the early 2000s.[1]

Design and development

The Climax series was intended to be a high-performance hang glider used for competition and record flying. The development team included World Champion Rick Duncan, Shane Duncan, Paul Mollison and the sailmaker, Alan Daniel.[1]

The Climax C2 14 model is made from aluminium tubing, with the double-surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its Шаблон:Convert wing span is cable braced. The nose angle is 133° and the aspect ratio is 7.5:1.[1]

Variants

Climax
Initial model
Climax C2 13
Improved second generation model with Шаблон:Convert wing area, a pilot weight range of Шаблон:Convert and a wing aspect ratio of 7.2:1[1]
Climax C2 14
Improved second generation model with Шаблон:Convert wing area, a pilot weight range of Шаблон:Convert and a wing aspect ratio of 7.5:1[1]
Climax C4
Improved model

Specifications (Climax C2 13)

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Шаблон:Aircontent

References

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External links

Шаблон:Airborne Windsports aircraft

  1. 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 41. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X