The Independence Akron is a German single-place

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that was designed by Michaël Nesler and produced by Independence Paragliding of

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. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 20. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X

Design and development

The Akron was designed as an intermediate glider. The models are each named for their relative size. Company

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Christian Amon was also involved in the development as well as flight testing of the Akron.

Variants

;Akron S :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 59 cells and the

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is 6:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 2 certified. ;Akron M :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 59 cells and the aspect ratio is 6:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 2 certified. ;Akron L :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 59 cells and the aspect ratio is 6:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 2 certified.

Specifications (Akron L)

References

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