The Calipt'Air Serenis ( en, Serene) is a
Swiss
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* 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 ...
that was designed and produced by
Calipt'Air
Calipt'Air AG was a Swiss aircraft manufacturer based in Spiez. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paragliders and also produced a line of emergency parachutes.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisur ...
of
Spiez. It is now out of production.
[Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 14. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X]
Design and development
The Serenis was designed as an intermediate glider. The models are each named for their relative size.
Operational history
Reviewer Noel Bertrand described the Serenis in a 2003 review as "lively and very easy to fly".
Variants
;Serenis S
:Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 51 cells and the
aspect ratio is 4.9:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 1-2 certified.
;Serenis M
:Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 51 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.9:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 1-2 certified.
;Serenis L
:Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 51 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.9:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 1-2 certified.
Specifications (Serenis L)
References
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Serenis
Paragliders