The Kimfly Alpin (Alpine) is a
Slovenia
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n 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 or in ...
that was designed in collaboration with Michaël Nessler and was produced by
Kimfly of
Vodice. It is now out of production.
[Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 21. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X]
Design and development
The Alpin was designed as a mountain descent glider. The models are each named for their approximate wing area in square metres.
Variants
;Alpin 24
:Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 39 cells and the
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 ...
is 4.6:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is Slovenian certified.
;Alpin 27
:Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 39 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.6:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is Slovenian certified.
Specifications (Alpin 27)
See also
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Kimfly River
References
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Alpin
Paragliders