The Nervures Stromboli is a French two-place

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that was designed by Xavier Demoury and produced by

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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 Stromboli was designed as a

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glider for

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and as such was referred to as the Biplace Stromboli, indicating that it is a two seater. Production ended in 2004 after 545 were produced.

Variants

;Stromboli 38 :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 46 cells and the

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is 4.6:1. The crew weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR Biplace certified. ;Stromboli 42 :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 certified.

Specifications (Stromboli 42)

References

External links

Official website
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