The Calipt'Air Vectis is a
Swiss
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* the adjectival form of Switzerland
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Other uses
* Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
*Swiss Internati ...
single-place,
paraglider
Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched Glider (aircraft), glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a :wikt:harness, harness o ...
that was designed and produced by
Calipt'Air
Calipt'Air AG was a Swiss aircraft manufacturer based in Spiez. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paragliders and also produced a line of emergency parachutes.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisur ...
of
Spiez
Spiez is a town and municipality on the shore of Lake Thun in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss canton of Bern. It is part of the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district. Besides the town of Spiez, the municipality also includes ...
. It is now out of production.
[Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 14. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X]
Design and development
The Vectis was designed as a performance intermediate and competition glider. The models are each named for their relative size.
Operational history
Reviewer Noel Bertrand described the Vectis in a 2003 review as the company's "top of the range wing".
Variants
;Vectis S
:Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 63 cells and the
aspect ratio is 5.45:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 2 certified.
;Vectis M
:Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 63 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.45:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 2 certified.
;Vectis L
:Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 63 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.45:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 2 certified.
Specifications (Vectis L)
References
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Vectis
Paragliders