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The Trekking Sebring 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 o ...
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 Lambesc () is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. In 2018, it had a population of 9,799. Lambesc is located in the heart of Provence at the foot of the Côtes mountain ra ...
. Introduced in 2003, 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 Sebring was designed as an advanced cross country performance glider. The models are each named for their relative size.


Variants

;Sebring S :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 90 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.9:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is
AFNOR Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR, English: French Standardization Association) is a Paris-based standards organization and a member body for France at the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The AFNOR Group develop ...
Performance certified. ;Sebring M :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 90 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.9:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR Performance certified. ;Sebring L :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 90 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.9:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR Performance certified.


Specifications (Sebring M)


References

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