The Calipt'Air Vectis is a Swiss single-place,

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that was designed and produced by Calipt'Air of

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. 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 Vectis was designed as a performance intermediate and competition glider. The models are each named for their relative size.

Operational history

Reviewer Noel Bertrand described the Vectis in a 2003 review as the company's "top of the range wing".

Variants

;Vectis S :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 63 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.45:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 2 certified. ;Vectis M :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 63 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.45:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 2 certified. ;Vectis L :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 63 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.45:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 2 certified.

Specifications (Vectis L)

References

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