The Dudek Action is a Polish single-place,

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that was designed and produced by

Dudek Paragliding Dudek Paragliders (until 26 May 2006 called Dudek Paragliding) is a Polish aircraft manufacturer based near Bydgoszcz and founded by Piotr Dudek, Wojtek Domanski, and Darek Filipowicz on August 22, 1995. The company specializes in the design a ...

Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz ( , , ; german: Bromberg) is a city in northern Poland, straddling the meeting of the River Vistula with its left-bank tributary, the Brda. With a city population of 339,053 as of December 2021 and an urban agglomeration with more ...

. 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 Action was designed as an advanced and competition glider and made from Skytex material with Technora lines. The models are each named for their relative size.

Operational history

Reviewer Noel Bertrand described the Action in a 2003 review as "technically very elaborate".

Variants

;Action M :Medium-sized model for mid-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 65 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.43:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR Performance certified. ;Action L :Large-sized model for heavier-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 65 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.43:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR Performance certified. ;Action XL :Extra large-sized model for even heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 65 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.43:1. The pilot weight range is .

Specifications (Action L)

References

External links

* {{Dudek aircraft

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