The
Airborne Climax is a series of
high-wing, single-place,
, designed and produced by Airborne Windsports of Redhead, New South Wales and introduced in the early 2000s.
[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 Climax series was intended to be a high-performance hang glider used for competition and record flying. The development team included World Champion Rick Duncan, Shane Duncan, Paul Mollison and the sailmaker, Alan Daniel.
The Climax C2 14 model is made from aluminium tubing, with the double-surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its wing span is Flying wires. The nose angle is 133° and the aspect ratio is 7.5:1.
Variants
- Climax
- Initial model
- Climax C2 13
- Improved second generation model with wing area, a pilot weight range of and a wing aspect ratio of 7.2:1
- Climax C2 14
- Improved second generation model with wing area, a pilot weight range of and a wing aspect ratio of 7.5:1
- Climax C4
- Improved model
Specifications (Climax C2 13)
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