The Advance Omega is a series of

Swiss Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina *Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses *Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports *Swiss Internation ...

single-place,

paraglider Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness or lies supine in a cocoon-like 'po ...

s, designed and produced by

Advance Thun Advance Thun SA is a Swiss aircraft manufacturer based in Thun. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paragliders, harnesses, paragliding carrying bags and paragliding clothing.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directo ...

Thun , neighboring_municipalities= Amsoldingen, Heiligenschwendi, Heimberg, Hilterfingen, Homberg, Schwendibach, Spiez, Steffisburg, Thierachern, Uetendorf, Zwieselberg , twintown = , website = www.thun.ch Thun (french: Thoune) ...

.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 10. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X

Design and development

The Omega was designed as the competition glider in the company's line. The design has progressed through many generations of models, from the original Omega, through the Omega 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 to the Omega XAlps, each improving on the last. The models are each named for their rough wing area in square metres. The Omega XAlps variant was developed as a specially lightened model, for cross country

bivouac flying Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness or lies supine in a cocoon-like 'po ...

, involving flying, camping and hiking.

Operational history

The Omega XAlps was flown by Chrigel Maurer and Sebastian Huber in the 2015

Red Bull X-Alps The Red Bull X-Alps is a paragliding race in which athletes must hike or fly 1,200 km across the Alps. It first launched in 2003 and has since taken place every other year. Around 30 athletes take part and must navigate their way via a predet ...

competition. They flew over seven days and placed first and second respectively.

Variants

;Omega 5 24 :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has wing area of , 64 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.6:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 2-3 and AFNOR certified. ;Omega 5 27 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has wing area of , 64 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.6:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 2-3 and AFNOR certified. ;Omega 5 30 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its wing has an area of , 64 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.6:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 2-3 and AFNOR certified. ;Omega 7 24 :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has wing area of , 73 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.3:1. The glider weight is and the take-off weight range is .

Glide ratio In aerodynamics, the lift-to-drag ratio (or L/D ratio) is the lift generated by an aerodynamic body such as an aerofoil or aircraft, divided by the aerodynamic drag caused by moving through air. It describes the aerodynamic efficiency under give ...

is 10:1. ;Omega 7 26 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has wing area of , 73 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.3:1. The glider weight is and the take-off weight range is . Glide ratio is 10:1. ;Omega 7 28 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has wing area of , 73 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.3:1. The glider weight is and the take-off weight range is . Glide ratio is 10:1. ;Omega 7 30 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has wing area of , 73 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.3:1. The glider weight is and the take-off weight range is . Glide ratio is 10:1. ;Omega 8 23 :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has wing area of , 73 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.8:1. The glider weight is and the take-off weight range is . ;Omega 8 25 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has wing area of , 73 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.8:1. The glider weight is and the take-off weight range is . ;Omega 8 27 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has wing area of , 73 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.8:1. The glider weight is and the take-off weight range is . ;Omega 8 29 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has wing area of , 73 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.8:1. The glider weight is and the take-off weight range is . ;Omega XAlps 22 :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has wing area of , 63 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.9:1. The glider weight is and the take-off weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF D certified. ;Omega XAlps 24 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has wing area of , 63 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.9:1. The glider weight is and the take-off weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF D certified.

Specifications (Omega 5 24)

References

External links

* {{Advance aircraft

Omega Omega (; capital: Ω, lowercase: ω; Ancient Greek ὦ, later ὦ μέγα, Modern Greek ωμέγα) is the twenty-fourth and final letter in the Greek alphabet. In the Greek numeric system/isopsephy (gematria), it has a value of 800. The wo ...

Paragliders