The DTA Dynamic is a series of French double-surface

ultralight trike An ultralight trike or paratrike is a type of powered hang glider where flight control is by weight-shift control, weight-shift. These light-sport aircraft, aircraft have a fabric Rogallo wing, flex-wing from which is suspended a tricycle fusel ...

wing A wing is a type of fin that produces both Lift (force), lift and drag while moving through air. Wings are defined by two shape characteristics, an airfoil section and a planform (aeronautics), planform. Wing efficiency is expressed as lift-to-d ...

s, designed and produced by DTA sarl of

Montélimar Montélimar (; Vivaro-Alpine dialect, Vivaro-Alpine: ''Montelaimar'' ; ) is a town in the Drôme Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in Southeastern France. It is the second-largest town in t ...

. The wings are widely used on DTA trikes as well as by other

ultralight aircraft Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and Aircraft flight control system, conventional three-a ...

manufacturers.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', pages 208-210. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

Design and development

The Dynamic is a cable-braced, king post-equipped

hang glider Hang gliding is an air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorised, fixed-wing heavier-than-air aircraft called a hang glider. Most modern hang gliders are made of an aluminium alloy or composite frame covered ...

-style wing designed as a touring wing for two-place trikes. It comes in three sizes. All members of the series are made from bolted-together

aluminum Aluminium (or aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol Al and atomic number 13. It has a density lower than that of other common metals, about one-third that of steel. Aluminium has ...

tubing, with its 84% double surface wing covered in

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sailcloth. The wing's crosstube is of a floating design and all models have a nose angle of 125° and use an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. It is manufactured by DTA's subcontractor,

La société Ellipse Ellipse is a French aircraft manufacturer, located in Étuz. The company specializes in building hang gliders and ultralight trikes.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 43. Pagefast Ltd, Lan ...

Variants

;Dynamic 450 :Model with a gross weight of , a wing area of , span of , an

aspect ratio The aspect ratio of a geometry, geometric shape is the ratio of its sizes in different dimensions. For example, the aspect ratio of a rectangle is the ratio of its longer side to its shorter side—the ratio of width to height, when the rectangl ...

of 5.4:1 and 80% double surface. ;Dynamic 15 :Model with a gross weight of , a wing area of , span of .Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 99. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X ;Dynamic 15/430 :Model with a gross weight of , a wing area of , span of , an aspect ratio of 5.44:1 and 80% double surface. ;Dynamic 16/430 :Model with a gross weight of , a wing area of , span of , an aspect ratio of 6.0:1 and 75% double surface.

Design and development

Variants

Applications

Specifications (Dynamic 450)

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