The Dudek Max 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 Max was designed as an intermediate glider and made from Skytex material with Technora lines. The models are each named for their approximate wing area in square metres.

Operational history

Reviewer Noel Bertrand described the Max in a 2003 review as "technically very elaborate". The design has been flown in several competitions, including: * Richard Żygadło Max-29A Polish Paramotor Championship 1999 * Marcin Tobiszewski Max-27A Polish Paragliding Championship 1999 * Jerzy Kraus Max-29A Polish Paragliding Championship 1999 * Zbyszek Gotkiewicz Max-27A Polish Paragliding Championship 1999

Variants

;Max 25 :Small-sized model for lightweight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 84 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.33:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified. ;Max 27 :Mid-sized model for medium weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 84 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.33:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified. ;Max 29 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 84 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.33:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified.

Specifications (Max-27)

References

External links

* {{Dudek aircraft

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