The Dudek Vox is a Polish single-place,

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that was designed and produced by

Dudek Paragliding Dudek Paragliders (until 26 May 2006 called Dudek Paragliding) is a Polish aircraft manufacturer based near Bydgoszcz and founded by Piotr Dudek, Wojtek Domanski, and Darek Filipowicz on August 22, 1995. The company specializes in the design a ...

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. 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 Vox was designed as an intermediate glider for cross-country flying and made from Skytex material with Technora lines. It was developed from the Dudek Vip and replaced it in the company's product line. The Vox has been tested for and found suitable for both towing and

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. The models are each named for their approximate wing area in square metres.

Operational history

Reviewer Noel Bertrand described the Vox in a 2003 review as "technically very elaborate". Łukasz Chyla, a 16-year old Dudek Team pilot completed a 51-km

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triangle course the day after the Vox was granted its AFNOR Standard certificate.

Variants

;Vox 25 :Small-sized model for lightweight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 50 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.76:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified. ;Vox 27 :Mid-sized model for medium weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 50 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.76:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified. ;Vox 29 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 50 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.76:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified.

Specifications (Vox 27)

References

External links

* {{Dudek aircraft Vox Paragliders