The Nervures Kenya is a French 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 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 Kenya was designed as an intermediate mountain descent glider. The models are each named for their relative size. A total of 334 were built during its production run starting in 1996. The Kenya Expé (Expedition) was designed as a lighter weight version of the basic Kenya.

Variants

;Kenya S and Kenya Expé S :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 34 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 4:1. The pilot weight range is .

Glide ratio In aerodynamics, the lift-to-drag ratio (or L/D ratio) is the lift generated by an aerodynamic body such as an aerofoil or aircraft, divided by the aerodynamic drag caused by moving through air. It describes the aerodynamic efficiency under give ...

is 6.7:1. The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified. ;Kenya M and Kenya Expé M :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 38 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.4:1. The pilot weight range is . Glide ratio is 6.9:1. The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified. ;Kenya L and Kenya Expé L :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 38 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.4:1. The pilot weight range is . Glide ratio is 6.9:1. ;Kenya XL and Kenya Expé XL :Extra large-sized model for much heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 42 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.7:1. The pilot weight range is . Glide ratio is 7.0:1. The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified.

Specifications (Kenya M)

References

External links

Official website
{{Nervures aircraft

Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

Paragliders