The Dynamic Sport Raven is a Polish single-place,

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that was designed by Wojtek Pierzyński and produced by

Dynamic Sport Dynamic Sport (sometimes styled DynamicSport) is a Polish aircraft manufacturer based in Kielce. The company was founded in 1995 by the Polish Aero Club and Wojtek Pierzyński. It specializes in the design and manufacture of paramotors and power ...

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. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 15. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X

Design and development

The Raven was designed as an intermediate glider. The models are each named for their relative size.

Operational history

Reviewer Noel Bertrand described the Raven in a 2003 review as priced very competitively.

Variants

;Raven AX M :Medium-sized model for mid-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 38 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.56:1. The pilot weight range is . ;Raven AX L :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 40 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.6:1. The pilot weight range is . ;Raven AX XL :Extra large-sized model for much heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 42 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.68:1. The pilot weight range is . ;Raven Bi :This version was designed as a

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glider for

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and as such was referred to as the Raven Bi, indicating "bi-place" or two seater. Its span wing has a wing area of , 48 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.29:1. The pilot weight range is .

Specifications (Raven L)

References

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