The Aeros Target is a family of

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, single and two-place

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s, designed and produced by

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and introduced in 1995. The two-place Target 21 Tandem remains in production in 2012.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 41. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X

Design and development

The Target series was conceived as a single-place beginner's hang glider for flight training and recreational flying and as such it has gentle flying characteristics. The design received

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(BHPA) certification in 1995. Over time the line has been refined and in 2012 the Target 21 Tandem was the last of the line still in production. The 2003 model Target 162 was typical of the line. It is constructed from bolted together

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tubing with its single-surface wing covered in

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sailcloth. The wing is supported by cables suspended from a

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. The aircraft has weight-shift controls, actuated though an "A" frame control bar. Its span wing has an area of , a nose angle of 120° and an aspect ratio of 5.7:1. The pilot hook-in weight range is . The Target 162 sold for £1790 in 2003. The single-place versions of the Target were replaced in the company's line by the

Aeros Fox Aeros is a Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer founded by a group of ex-Antonov engineers in the early 1990s to build hang gliders. It is located in Kyiv.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 41. Pag ...

Variants

;Target 13 :Initial small-wing area version, introduced in 1995, certified by BHPA. ;Target 16 :Initial large-wing area version, introduced in 1995, certified by BHPA. Re-designed in 2007 to reduce empty weight to . ;Target 132 :Circa 2003 single-place model with span wing, wing area of , a nose angle of 118° and an aspect ratio of 5.6:1. The pilot hook-in weight range is . BHPA certified. ;Target 162 :Circa 2003 single-place model with span wing, wing area of , a nose angle of 120° and an aspect ratio of 5.7:1. The pilot hook-in weight range is . BHPA certified. ;Target 192 Bi :Two-place model introduced in 1999, with span wing, wing area of , a nose angle of 120° and an aspect ratio of 5.7:1. The pilot hook-in minimum weight is . ;Target 21 Tandem :Two-place model introduced in 2006, BHPA certified in 2007 and still in production in 2012, made from 7075-T6 aluminium tubing. Has optional fixed wheeled landing gear with bungee suspension.

Specifications (2003 model Target 132)

References

External links

* {{Aeros aircraft Hang gliders

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