The Trekking Elise is a French single-place

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that was designed and produced by

Trekking Parapentes Trekking sarl is a French aircraft manufacturer based in Lambesc. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paragliders and paramotor wings in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft. The company also produces four-wheel drive truck te ...

of Lambesc. Introduced in 2002, it is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 32. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003.

Design and development

The Elise was designed as an intermediate glider. The models are each named for their relative size.

Variants

;Elise S :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 69 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.8:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified. ;Elise M :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 69 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.8:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified. ;Elise L :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 69 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.8:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified.

Specifications (Elise M)

References

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