The Edel Excel is a South Korean single-place,

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that was designed and produced by

Edel Paragliders Edel Paragliders was a South Korean aircraft manufacturer based in Gwangju and headed by Sung Heon Song. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paragliders and paramotor wings in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft.Bertrand, Noe ...

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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 Excel was designed as an advanced and competition glider. It can be fitted with thin cross-section lines to reduce drag for competition flying. The models are each named for their relative size.

Variants

;Excel S :Small-sized model for mlight-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 63 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.93:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 2-3 and AFNOR Competition certified. ;Excel L :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 63 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.93:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 2-3 and AFNOR Competition certified.

Specifications (Excel L)

References

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