The
Aeros Target is a family of
Ukraine high-wing, single and two-place
, designed and produced by
Aeros of
Kyiv and introduced in 1995. The two-place Target 21 Tandem remains in production in 2012.
[Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 41. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X]
Design and development
The Target series was conceived as a single-place beginner's hang glider for
flight training and recreational flying and as such it has gentle flying characteristics. The design received British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (BHPA) certification in 1995. Over time the line has been refined and in 2012 the Target 21 Tandem was the last of the line still in production.
The 2003 model Target 162 was typical of the line. It is constructed from bolted together aluminium tubing with its single-surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. The wing is supported by Flying wires suspended from a kingpost. The aircraft has weight-shift controls, actuated though an "A" frame control bar. Its span wing has an area of , a nose angle of 120° and an aspect ratio of 5.7:1. The pilot hook-in weight range is . The Target 162 sold for Pound sterling1790 in 2003.
The single-place versions of the Target were replaced in the company's line by the Aeros Fox.
Variants
- Target 13
- Initial small-wing area version, introduced in 1995, certified by BHPA.
- Target 16
- Initial large-wing area version, introduced in 1995, certified by BHPA. Re-designed in 2007 to reduce empty weight to .
- Target 132
- Circa 2003 single-place model with span wing, wing area of , a nose angle of 118° and an aspect ratio of 5.6:1. The pilot hook-in weight range is . BHPA certified.
- Target 162
- Circa 2003 single-place model with span wing, wing area of , a nose angle of 120° and an aspect ratio of 5.7:1. The pilot hook-in weight range is . BHPA certified.
- Target 192 Bi
- Two-place model introduced in 1999, with span wing, wing area of , a nose angle of 120° and an aspect ratio of 5.7:1. The pilot hook-in minimum weight is .
- Target 21 Tandem
- Two-place model introduced in 2006, BHPA certified in 2007 and still in production in 2012, made from 7075-T6 aluminium tubing. Has optional fixed wheeled landing gear with Bungee cord suspension.
Specifications (2003 model Target 132)
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