Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Capacity: 125 kg / 275 lb water ballast (190kg for version C)
- Length: 6.41 m (21 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 15.00 m (49 ft 3 in)
- Height: 1.31 m (4 ft 4 in)
- Wing area: 9.86 m2 (107 ft2)
- Aspect ratio: 23
- Wing profile: Wortmann FX
- Empty weight: approx: 235 kg ; approx version C with carbon fibre: less than 230 kg (approx: 536 lb ; approx version C with carbon fibre: less than 500 lb)
- Gross weight: version HS-7 & B: 450 kg ; version C: 500 kg (version HS-7 & B: 990 lb ; version C: 1100 lb)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 250 km/h (160 mph)
- Maximum glide ratio: 42 (Measured ~39)
- Rate of sink: 0.57 m/s (104 ft/min)
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