The Nervures Alpamayo is a French two-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 by Xavier Demoury and produced by
Nervures
Nervures (English: ''Ribs'') is a French aircraft manufacturer based in Soulom. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paragliders and paramotor wings in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft, plus paragliding accessories.Bertran ...
of
Soulom. It is now out of production.
[Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 23. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ]
Design and development
The Alpamayo was designed as a
tandem
Tandem, or in tandem, is an arrangement in which two or more animals, machines, or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction. ''Tandem'' can also be used more generally to refer to any group of persons or objects w ...
glider for
flight training
Flight training is a course of study used when learning to pilot an aircraft. The overall purpose of primary and intermediate flight training is the acquisition and honing of basic airmanship skills.
Flight training can be conducted under a str ...
and as such was referred to as the Biplace Alpamayo, indicating that it is a two seater.
It was replaced in production by the
Nervures Arteson.
Variants
;Alpamayo 38
:Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of 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 take-off weight range is . The glider model is CEN-1999 Biplace certified.
;Alpamayo 43
:Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 46 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.6:1. The crew weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR Biplace and CEN-1999 Biplace certified.
Specifications (Alpamayo 43)
References
External links
Official website{{Nervures aircraft
Alpamayo
Alpamayo (possibly from Quechua ''allpa'' earth, ''mayu'' river, "earth river") or Shuyturaju (possibly from Ancash Quechua ''huytu, shuytu'' oblong, slim and long, Quechua ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain covered in snow) is one of the most conspicuo ...
Paragliders