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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References

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External links

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  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 42. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. 2,0 2,1 2,2 Шаблон:Cite web