The Aeros Style is a

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single-place

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designed and produced by

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Design and development

The Style was intended as an intermediate paraglider for local and cross country flying. Some sizes were

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certified as "standard". The original Style design was in production in 2003, but is no longer available, having been replaced by the Style 2. The Style 2 is an entirely new design, which shares only the name of the previous aircraft. The early Style variant number indicates the wing area in square metres. The Style 2 uses simple size designations instead of wing areas for model numbers. The Style 2 is constructed from Gelvenor OLKS fabric for the wing's top surface and NCV Porcher 9017E38 for the bottom surface, with the

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made from NCV Porcher 9017E29. The lines are made from Cousin Trestec.

Variants

;Style 26 :Circa 2003 version with a span wing, an area of , an aspect ratio of 5.15:1 and a maximum speed of . Pilot weight range is . ;Style 28 :Circa 2003 version with a span wing, an area of , an aspect ratio of 5.15:1 and a maximum speed of . Pilot weight range is . AFNOR certified. ;Style 30 :Circa 2003 version with a span wing, an area of , an aspect ratio of 5.15:1 and a maximum speed of . Pilot weight range is . AFNOR certified. ;Style 32 :Circa 2003 version with a span wing, an area of , an aspect ratio of 5.15:1 and a maximum speed of . Pilot weight range is . AFNOR certified. ;Style 2 XXS :Version in production in 2012, with a span wing, an area of , with 46 cells, an aspect ratio of 5.23:1. Take-off weight range is . ;Style 2 XS :Version in production in 2012, with a span wing, an area of , with 46 cells, an aspect ratio of 5.23:1. Take-off weight range is . ;Style 2 S :Version in production in 2012, with a span wing, an area of , with 46 cells, an aspect ratio of 5.23:1. Take-off weight range is . ;Style 2 M :Version in production in 2012, with a span wing, an area of , with 46 cells, an aspect ratio of 5.23:1. Take-off weight range is . AFNOR certified. ;Style 2 L :Version in production in 2012, with a span wing, an area of , with 46 cells, an aspect ratio of 5.23:1. Take-off weight range is . AFNOR certified. ;Style 2 XL :Version in production in 2012, with a span wing, an area of , with 46 cells, an aspect ratio of 5.23:1. Take-off weight range is . ;Style 2 XXL :Version in production in 2012, with a span wing, an area of , with 46 cells, an aspect ratio of 5.23:1. Take-off weight range is .

Specifications (Style 2 M)

References

External links

Official website
{{Aeros aircraft Paragliders

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