The Sylphe has a welded tubular framework and a short ducted fan. The canopy is of Voilerie Soubeyrat design.
Empty weight: 85 kg
Wingspan: 11 m
Wing area: 36.5 sq.m
Fuel capacity: 20 lt
Engine: Rotax 447, 40 hp
Seats: 1
Max speed: 50 kph
Cruise speed: 42 kph
Min speed: 22 kph
ROC: 3 m/sec
Fuel burn: 12 lt/hr
Price (1998): 64 000 Fttc
Dune 27
Paraglider circa 1998.
Wing area: 27 sq.m
Pilot weight: 65-80 kg
No. of cells: 45
Wing span: 11.2 m
Aspect ratio: 4.64
Min sink: 1.1 m/s
Max speed: 42 kph
Price (1998) 16300 Fr
Dune 29
Paraglider circa 1998.
Wing area: 29 sq.m
Pilot weight: 75-100 kg
No. of cells: 47
Wing span: 11.2 m
Aspect ratio: 4.64
Min sink: 1.1 m/s
Max speed: 38 kph
Price (1998) 16700 Fr
Albatros 280
Paraglider circa 1998.
Wing area: 28 sq.m
Pilot weight: 70-95 kg
No. of cells: 27
Wing span: 11.35 m
Aspect ratio: 4.6
Min sink: 1.3 m/s
Max speed: 40 kph
Price (1998) 13000 Fr
Albatros 300
Paraglider circa 1998.
Wing area: 31 sq.m
Pilot weight: 90-120 kg
No. of cells: 29
Wing span: 12.2 m
Aspect ratio: 4.8
Min sink: 1.3 m/s
Max speed: 40 kph
Price (1998) 13750 Fr
Albatros 350
Paraglider circa 1998.
Wing area: 35 sq.m
Pilot weight: 100-120 kg
No. of cells: 29
Wing span: 12.2 m
Aspect ratio: 4.25
Min sink: 1.3 m/s
Max speed: 45 kph
Price (1998) 18500 Fr
Albatros 370
Paraglider circa 1998.
Wing area: 37 sq.m
Pilot weight: 110-220 kg
No. of cells: 31
Wing span: 12.9 m
Aspect ratio: 4.66
Min sink: 1.4 m/s
Max speed: 45 kph
Price (1998) 22100 Fr
Albatros 400
Paraglider circa 1998.
Wing area: 40 sq.m
Pilot weight: 120-280 kg
No. of cells: 33
Wing span: 13.8 m
Aspect ratio: 4.9
Min sink: 1.4 m/s
Max speed: 48 kph
Price (1998) Fr
Albatros 430
Paraglider circa 1998.
Wing area: 43 sq.m
Pilot weight: 140-320 kg
No. of cells: 35
Wing span: 14.6 m
Aspect ratio: 4.95
Min sink: 1.3 m/s
Max speed: 50 kph
Price (1998) 24600 Fr
1998: Les Mures, F-01300 Massignieu de Rives, FRANCE
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Introduced in 1982, the Vendest had a 155 degree nose angle and 90% double surface.
A 1980 hang glider.
A 1981 hang glider.
Manufactured at the time by Philippe Marck who ran the school center of Marstein, in the Vosges.
The structure of the wing was developed from “The Seagull” and it was the same structure as the Azure.
A 1981 hang glider for intermediate pilots. The wing sail was by Philippe Marck.
A 1980 hang glider
Fletcher A
Wing area: 15.5 m²
Aspect ratio: 4.8
Hang glider weight: 22 kg
Minimum pilot weight: 50 kg
Maximum pilot weight: 60 kg
Nose angle: 110°
Fletcher B
Wing area: 17 m²
Aspect ratio: 4.8
Hang glider weight: 23 kg
Minimum pilot weight: 60 kg
Maximum pilot weight: 70 kg
Nose angle: 110°
Fletcher C
Wing area: 18.5 m²
Aspect ratio: 4.8
Hang glider weight: 24 kg
Minimum pilot weight: 70 kg
Maximum pilot weight: 90 kg
Nose angle: 110°
“Der Adler” was a bird-like monoplane designed by Karl Vogt and Johann Stockhausen, displayed at the “Schützenplatz” in Paderborn in October 1909. The 17 m long machine of 9 m span did apparently not fly, not even with the help of a 60 hp Dürkopp engine.
