A 1999 hang glide for advanced pilots.
Wing area: 12.6 m²
Wing span: 13 m
Aspect ratio: 13.4
Hang glider weight: 35 kg
Minimum pilot weight: 90 kg
Maximum pilot weight: 150 kg
Minimum speed: 30 km/h
Maximum speed: 110 km/h
Max glide ratio (L/H): 17.60
Max glide ratio speed: 55 km/h
Minimum sink rate: 0.7 m/s
Packed length: 5.9 m
Nose angle: 150°
Paraglider circa 1998.
Wing area: 44 sq.m
Certification: Afnor
Pilot weight: 140-195 kg
No. of cells: 70
Wing span: 15.4 m
Aspect ratio: 5.4
Min sink: 1.1 m/s
Max speed: 39 kph
Price (1998) £ 2600
Paraglider new in 1998.
S2 VT 23
Wing area: 23 sq.m
Pilot weight: 60-85 kg
No. of cells: 50
Wing span: 10.9 m
Aspect ratio: 5.2
Min sink: 1.1 m/s
Max speed: 46 kph
Price (1998) 17,390 Fr
S2 VT 26
Wing area: 26.8 sq.m
Certification: Afnor
Pilot weight: 80-105 kg
No. of cells: 50
Wing span: 11.8 m
Aspect ratio: 5.2
Min sink: 1.1 m/s
Max speed: 46 kph
Price (1998) 17,730 Fr
S2 VT 30
Wing area: 30.6 sq.m
Pilot weight: 100-130 kg
No. of cells: 50
Wing span: 12.6 m
Aspect ratio: 5.2
Min sink: 1.1 m/s
Max speed: 46 kph
Price (1998) 18,100 Fr
A rigid wing light hang glider from 1996. Very safe to fly, sink rate below 0.8m/s, glide ratio above 16, speed range from 32 to more than 110 km/h.
Handling at take off is typical rigid wing stuff: does not require any assistance in strong winds, as the spoiler will lift up and bring the wings level without any pilot input. Normal cruising speed is about 35km/h in thermals, 50 km/h straight.
Very light in turns and very stable trajectory at speed hence excellent for aero-towing. In thermals, its stability in roll requires sensitive pilot input to climb well. Not much affected by turbulence, only in pitch. Landing is easier than on a flex wing.
When folded, the weight and bulk can be problematic but splitting the wing in two halves helps.
Flight Design no longer produces wings and rigid. But fliegerboehm continues the manufacture of rigid Exxtacy.
From 1999 the Exxtacy was improved: reduced weight 35kg / 38 kg; length of the large model: 570 cm and the weight of the mini / maxi 100 kg / 160 kg.
Tthere is a biplace model.
Exxtacy 135
Wing area: 13.8 m²
Wing span: 11.4 m
Aspect ratio: 9.4
Hang glider weight: 39 kg
Minimum pilot weight: 90 kg
Maximum pilot weight: 140 kg
Minimum speed: 36 km/h
Max glide ratio (L/H): 17.5
Minimum sink rate: 0.75 m/s
Packed length: 6.2 m
Nose angle: 127°
Exxtacy BI 160
Wing area: 14.8 m²
Wing span: 12.2 m
Aspect ratio: 10.05
Hang glider weight: 39 kg
Minimum pilot weight: 100 kg
Maximum pilot weight: 160 kg
Vne: 100 kph
Minimum speed: 30 km/h
Max glide ratio (L/H): 17.5
Minimum sink rate: 0.75 m/s
Packed length: 6.2 m
Nose angle: 127°
Price (1998) £ 5500
Paraglider
B4 VT 23
Paraglider circa 1998.
Wing area: 24.2 sq.m
Certification: Afnor
Pilot weight: 65-85 kg
No. of cells: 66
Wing span: 12 m
Aspect ratio: 6
Min sink: 1.1 m/s
Max speed: 51 kph
Price (1998) £ 2400
B4 VT 26
Paraglider circa 1998.
Wing area: 27.8 sq.m
Certification: DHV 3GH / Afnor
Pilot weight: 81-105 kg
No. of cells: 66
Wing span: 12.9 m
Aspect ratio: 6
Min sink: 1.1 m/s
Max speed: 51 kph
Price (1998) £ 2500
B4 VT 30
Paraglider circa 1998.
Wing area: 31.2 sq.m
Certification: DHV 3 / Afnor
Pilot weight: 95-125 kg
No. of cells: 66
Wing span: 13.7 m
Aspect ratio: 6
Min sink: 1.1 m/s
Max speed: 51 kph
Price (1998) £ 2600
Paraglider circa 1998.
A6 VT 23
Wing area: 24.5 sq.m
Certification: Afnor
Pilot weight: 65-85 kg
No. of cells: 58
Wing span: 11.5 m
Aspect ratio: 5.4
Min sink: 1.1 m/s
Max speed: 47 kph
Price (1998) £ 2000
A6 VT 26
Wing area: 26.7 sq.m
Certification: DHV 2GH
Pilot weight: 80-105 kg
No. of cells: 58
Wing span: 12.2 m
Aspect ratio: 5.4
Min sink: 1.1 m/s
Max speed: 47 kph
Price (1998) £ 2100
A6 VT 30
Wing area: 31.5 sq.m
Certification: DHV 2GH / Afnor
Pilot weight: 95-120 kg
No. of cells: 58
Wing span: 12.9 m
Aspect ratio: 5.3
Min sink: 1.1 m/s
Max speed: 47 kph
Price (1998) £ 2200
Paraglider
A4 Twin –
Offered the CT two-seat very light composites cabin lightplane (first flown 1996 and produced in association with Albert Schulze-Oechterding from ASO Flugsport), hang gliders and paragliders.
1998: Sielmingerstr.65, D-70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany
Flight Design entered receivership in 2016. Work on the C4 had come to a standstill after the company ran into financial difficulty. Production had also slowed to a trickle as the company workforce was trimmed to 10 people in Germany and around 60 in the Ukraine.
German investment group Lift Holding purchased Flight Design in 2017, allowing for the resumption of production of the C4. Flight Design completed the sale of all major company assets to the German investment group Lift Holding, allowing for the resumption of work on the C4, a Part 23-certified four-seater with a projected selling price of $250,000.
The newly realigned company was to be based at a new facility near Eisenach in the Thuringia region of Germany. The company will now be called Flight Design General Aviation GmbH. Lift Holding will combine the technical expertise of Flight Design with its other recently acquired aviation asset, gyrocopter producer Rotorvox. Both companies were to be headquartered at the Kindel Airport near Eisenach.
1982: Flight Concepts Inc
Los Angeles CA.
USA
1982: Skyfox Corp.
1986: Acquired by Boeing Co, Seattle WA.
In 1983 Flexiform were working on a new double surface wing in hope of re-entering the free-flying hang glider market. Based on the company’s earlier Striker power wing, however the tail is much wider shallower and the machine has a revised airfoil section. Another very noticeable feature is the extended keel pocket, running from the tail right up to the nose, with only a small hole for the hang strap.
