The Moyes Malibu is an Australian
high-wing
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple wings.
A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing config ...
, single-place,
hang glider
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designed and produced by
Moyes Delta Gliders of
Kurnell, New South Wales
Kurnell is a suburb in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is south of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, local government area of the Sutherland Shire along the east coast. Cronulla ...
. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.
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Design and development
The Malibu was designed as a beginner and intermediate hang glider, but is often used as a dune soaring machine, due to its low
stall speed
In fluid dynamics, a stall is a reduction in the lift coefficient generated by a foil as angle of attack exceeds its critical value.Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition'', p. 486. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997. ...
and maneuverability. It is made from
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 single-surface wing covered in
Dacron sailcloth.
The Malibu
2 version replaced the original Malibu in production. It incorporates many improvements to the original design, including a reinforced
trailing edge
The trailing edge of an aerodynamic surface such as a wing is its rear edge, where the airflow separated by the leading edge meets.Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition'', page 521. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997. ...
, an improved sail cut to improve stall, roll, pitch, long with its performance characteristics and a
ball bearing
A ball bearing is a type of rolling-element bearing that uses balls to maintain the separation between the bearing races.
The purpose of a ball bearing is to reduce rotational friction and support radial and axial loads. It achieves this ...
-mounted
wing tip to enhance the flexing of the tip.
Variants
;Malibu 190
:Original model built in the mid-2000s. Its span wing is
cable braced from a single
kingpost. The nose angle is 118°, wing area is 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 5.7:1. Pilot hook-in weight range is .
;Malibu
2 166
:Improved model in production in 2016. Its span wing is cable braced from a single kingpost. The nose angle is 120.5°, wing area is and the aspect ratio is 5.5:1. Empty weight is . Pilot hook-in weight range is .
;Malibu
2 188
:Improved model in production in 2016. Its span wing is cable braced from a single kingpost. The nose angle is 120.5°, wing area is and the aspect ratio is 5.8:1. Empty weight is . Pilot hook-in weight range is .
Specifications (Malibu2 188)
References
External links
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