The PRS Peak is a German 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
Pilots Right Stuff
Pilots Right Stuff (often called just PRS) was a German aircraft manufacturer based in Brannenburg and founded by Hans Bausenwein. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft.Bertra ...
(PRS) in conjunction with Robbie Whittall and
Ozone Gliders
Ozone Gliders Limited is an aircraft manufacturer based in Le Bar-sur-Loup, France, although it is registered in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft.Bertr ...
and produced by Pilots Right Stuff of
Brannenburg
Brannenburg is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria in Germany. There is a railway station
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. It is now out of production.
[Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 28. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ]
Design and development
The aircraft was designed as a
mountaineering
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descent glider.
Reviewer Noel Bertrand noted in a 2003 review that the Peak "opened up a market for very lightweight Para-Trekking models and several competitors have moved into this market gap."
The models are each named for their relative size.
Variants
;Peak S
:Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 33 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 4.86:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 1 certified.
;Peak M
:Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 33 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.86:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 1 certified.
;Peak L
:Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 33 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.86:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 1 certified.
Specifications (Peak M)
See also
*
PRS Pilot One
References
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Peak Peak or The Peak may refer to:
Basic meanings Geology
* Mountain peak
** Pyramidal peak, a mountaintop that has been sculpted by erosion to form a point Mathematics
* Peak hour or rush hour, in traffic congestion
* Peak (geometry), an (''n''-3)-d ...
Paragliders