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Swing Arcus
The Swing Arcus (arch or rainbow) is a series of German single-place and two-place paragliders, designed and produced by Swing FlugsportgerÃĪte of Landsberied. In 2016 it remained in production as the Arcus 7.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 32. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. Design and development The Arcus was designed as a beginner to intermediate glider. The design has progressed through seven generations of models, the Arcus 1, Arcus 2002, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, each improving on the last. The models are each named for their approximate projected wing area in square metres or their relative size. The Arcus 3 series was introduced in 2003 and included the Arcus XL Twin, a two-place tandem glider for flight training. More than 8,500 Arcus gliders have been sold, making it one of the most produced paragliders. Variants Arcus 1 ;Arcus 1 S :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Aircraft
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