A 1985 hang glider, then selling for 1.700 €.

Surface Area: 24,0 m²
Span: 7,7 m
Ratio: 2,5
Wing-Weight: 5,0 kg
Box-Cell-Closed: 07/14/02
Pilot-Weight: 60/90 kg

Area: 23,5 m²
Span: 7,6 m
Ratio: 2,5
Wing-Weight: 5,0 kg
Box-Cell-Closed: 07/14/02
Pilot-Weight: 60/90 kg

1987

The Zephir was only built for one year, 1987, at 16 m², full dacron sail, and PE foam LE inserts. In 1988, the Zephir CX was certified. Same frame as before, but 14,8m² only. Mylar LE and Mylar inserts.

In 1990, the CX was replaced by Pamir, main difference only single flying wires

1987 Zephir
Wing area: 16 m²
Span: 10,72m
Nose angle: 132°
Aspect Ratio: 7,2.
Glider weight: 28kg without bag.
Hook-in weight: 60-130kg

CX
Wing area: 13.94 m²
Hang glider weight: 31 kg
Minimum pilot weight: 60 kg
Maximum pilot weight: 100 kg

CX mod.
Wing area: 14.43 m²
Hang glider weight: 31 kg
Minimum pilot weight: 60 kg
Maximum pilot weight: 100 kg

Wing area: 14.62 m²
Hang glider weight: 29 kg
Minimum pilot weight: 60 kg
Maximum pilot weight: 100 kg

CX SV
Wing area: 14.8 m²
Wing span: 10.72 m
Aspect ratio: 7.8
Hang glider weight: 29 kg
Minimum pilot weight: 60 kg
Maximum pilot weight: 130 kg
Minimum speed: 28 km/h
Max glide ratio (L/H): 10.43
Max glide ratio speed: 35 km/h
Minimum sink rate: 0.93 m/s
Packed length: 6.20 m
Packed length short: 2.95 m
Number of battens: 28
Nose angle: 132°

2004 Advanced pilots

The wing is predictable and damped, with a reactivity in soft roll but fast. Pulling overdrive makes it a bit harder but not super truck, with a good speed. The wing screams you have to push and makes a very soft and frank stall. It tends to roll Dutch with the overdrive pull if you pull the bar and is quite tiring in transition.

Wing area: 14.2 m²
Wing span: 10.6 m
Aspect ratio: 7.9
Hang glider weight: 36 kg
Minimum pilot weight: 64 kg
Maximum pilot weight: 95 kg
Minimum speed: 25 km/h
Maximum speed: 90 km/h
Max glide ratio speed: 52 km/h
Packed length: 5.7 m
Packed length short: 4.1 m
Number of battens: 29
Nose angle: 127°

1983 Bautek had managed to design a glider that was both light to handle and stable. For that reason, even the A frame is smaller than on other wings, cause you don’t need to move much underneath it.

A strong crossbar-less glider that was even used for aerobatics in its time. The front tube that extends beyond the glider nose is used to tension the wing but is also a good protection for the pilot.

This glider was incredibly manouverable, almost too easy.Figure 8s could be flown with just one hand on the bar.

In weak conditions or bumpy thermals it was easy to outclimb any other wing of that era.

At high speeds however yawing became a problem. Winch towing was almost impossible.

At takeoff, it was necessary to keep the nose up. All other bowsprit gliders had this tendency to drop the nose during takeoff run.

Saphir 17
Wing area: 16.45 m²
Wing span: 10.8 m
Double sail: 70%
Hang glider weight: 30 kg
Minimum pilot weight: 55 kg
Maximum pilot weight: 80 kg
Minimum speed: 30 km/h
Maximum speed: 80 km/h
Max glide ratio speed: 38 km/h
Packed length: 6.2 m
Number of battens top: 28
Number of battens below: 6
Nose angle: 127°

1990 The Pamir has only single wires, so much less parasitic drag.

Got a Zephir and was told, flies OK, but could only be landed on wheels… Simply relaxing sail tension on the sidetubes by 1cm was all that was needed.

Wing area: 15 m²
Wing span: 10.6 m
Aspect ratio: 7.5
Hang glider weight: 30 kg
Minimum pilot weight: 60 kg
Maximum pilot weight: 125 kg
Minimum speed: 25 km/h
Maximum speed: 80 km/h
Max glide ratio (L/H): 10.55
Max glide ratio speed: 42 km/h
Minimum sink rate: 0.91 m/s at 37 km/h
Packed length: 6.2 m
Packed length short: 4 m
Number of battens: 26
Nose angle: 132°

Racer 12
Wing area: 12.8 m²
Wing span: 10.12 m
Aspect ratio: 8
Minimum pilot weight: 50 kg
Maximum pilot weight: 75 kg
Nose angle: 127°

Racer 13
Wing area: 13.5 m²
Wing span: 10.2 m
Aspect ratio: 7.7
Hang glider weight: 29 kg
Minimum pilot weight: 70 kg
Maximum pilot weight: 90 kg
Packed length: 5.8 m
Packed length short: 3.9 m
Number of battens: 26
Nose angle: 127°

Wing area: 14.9 m²
Wing span: 10.6 m
Aspect ratio: 7.5
Hang glider weight: 32 kg
Minimum pilot weight: 60 kg
Maximum pilot weight: 117 kg
Packed length: 6.1 m
Packed length short: 3.9 m
Number of battens: 26
Nose angle: 127°