The Stratus is a German single-place

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that was designed and produced by

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. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 32. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003.

Design and development

The Stratus was designed as a competition and cross country glider. The design progressed through eight generations of models, plus the Core and WRC, each improving on the last. The models are each named for their approximate projected wing area in square metres.

Operational history

Reviewer Noel Bertrand noted the Status in a 2003 review for its high top speed.

Variants

Stratus 2

;Stratus 2 25 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 87 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.39:1. The take-off weight range is . ;Stratus 2 27 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 87 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.39:1. The take-off weight range is .

Stratus 4

;Stratus 4 22 RC :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 72 cells and the aspect ratio is 6:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is

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Competition certified. ;Stratus 4 24 RC :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.2:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR Competition certified. ;Stratus 4 26 RC :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.2:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR Competition certified.

Stratus 5

;Stratus 5 21 :Extra small-sized model for very lightweight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF BE certified. ;Stratus 5 22 :Small-sized model for lightweight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF BE certified. ;Stratus 5 23 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF BE certified. ;Stratus 5 24 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF BE certified. ;Stratus 5 25 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF BE certified. ;Stratus 5 26 :Extra large-sized model for much heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF BE certified.

Stratus 6

;Stratus 6 20 :Extra small-sized model for very lightweight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF BE certified. ;Stratus 6 21 :Extra small-sized model for very lightweight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF BE certified. ;Stratus 6 22 :Small-sized model for lightweight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF BE certified. ;Stratus 6 23 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF BE certified. ;Stratus 6 24 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF BE certified. ;Stratus 6 25 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF BE certified. ;Stratus 6 26 :Extra large-sized model for much heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF BE certified. ;Stratus 6 27 :Extra large-sized model for much heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF BE certified.

Stratus 7

;Stratus 7 20 :Extra small-sized model for very lightweight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF BE certified. ;Stratus 7 21 :Extra small-sized model for very lightweight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF BE certified. ;Stratus 7 22 :Small-sized model for lightweight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF GS 2-3 certified. ;Stratus 7 23 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF GS 2-3 certified. ;Stratus 7 24 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF GS 2-3 certified. ;Stratus 7 25 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF BE certified. ;Stratus 7 26 :Extra large-sized model for much heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF BE certified. ;Stratus 7 27 :Extra large-sized model for much heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF BE certified.

Stratus 8

;Stratus 8 22 :Extra small-sized model for very lightweight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 7.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF and CEN EN-D certified. ;Stratus 8 23 :Small-sized model for lightweight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 7.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF and CEN EN-D certified. ;Stratus 8 24 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 7.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF and CEN EN-D certified. ;Stratus 8 25 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 7.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF and CEN EN-D certified. ;Stratus 8 26 :Extra large-sized model for much heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 7.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is not certified.

Stratus Core

;Stratus Core 21 :Extra small-sized model for very lightweight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 77 cells and the aspect ratio is 7.7:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is not certified. ;Stratus Core 22 :Small-sized model for lightweight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 77 cells and the aspect ratio is 7.7:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is not certified. ;Stratus Core 23 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 77 cells and the aspect ratio is 7.7:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is not certified. ;Stratus Core 24 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 77 cells and the aspect ratio is 7.7:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is not certified. ;Stratus Core 25 :Extra large-sized model for much heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 77 cells and the aspect ratio is 7.7:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is not certified.

Stratus WRC

;Stratus WRC 20 :Extra small-sized model for very lightweight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 7.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF BE certified. ;Stratus WRC 21 :Extra small-sized model for very lightweight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 7.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF BE certified. ;Stratus WRC 22 :Small-sized model for lightweight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 7.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF GS 2-3 certified. ;Stratus WRC 23 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 7.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF GS 2-3 certified. ;Stratus WRC 24 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 7.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF GS 2-3 certified. ;Stratus WRC 25 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 7.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF BE certified. ;Stratus WRC 26 :Extra large-sized model for much heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 7.4:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is LTF BE certified.

Specifications (Stratus 4 24 RC)

References

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