The Aeros Discus is a family of Ukrainian

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, single-place,

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s, designed and produced by

Aeros Aeros is a Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer founded by a group of ex-Antonov engineers in the early 1990s to build hang gliders. It is located in Kyiv.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 41. Pag ...

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and introduced in 2002.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 Discus series was conceived as a single-place intermediate hang glider for recreational cross country flying. Aeros explains the design role: Typical of the line, the Discus 148 model is made from

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tubing, with the wing covered in

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sailcloth. Its span wing is cable braced with a kingpost. The nose angle is 128° and the

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is 7.3:1. The wing is also used on the Aeros ANT and the British Flylight Dragonfly, Flylight Motorfloater and Flylight E-Dragon

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s in its Discus T configuration.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 212. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 215. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.

Variants

;Discus :Original model introduced as an intermediate glider in 2002. ;Discus 148 :Version sold circa 2003. ;Discus A :Version sold in 2012, with length when packed for ground transportation. ;Discus B :Version sold in 2012, with length when packed for ground transportation. ;Discus C :Introduced in 2006, this model offers higher performance. It features a Matrix (Bainbridge) sail and

Wills Wing Wills Wing, Inc is an aircraft manufacturer originally based in Orange, California. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of hang gliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft, plus hang glider harnesses and accessories.Bertrand, ...

Litestream down tubes, Wills Wing basebar with streamlined fittings and a Wills Wing Slipstream kingpost. ;Discus M :Version with modified keel for use with Swedish Aerosport Mosquito and other power packages. ;Discus 15T :Version of the basic Discus wing, reinforced and with a modified control bar, for use on small

Specifications (Discus 148)

References

External links

* {{Aeros aircraft Hang gliders Discus