The Gin Gangster is a South Korean single-place,

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that was designed by Gin Seok Song and produced by

Gin Gliders Gin Gliders Inc. is a South Korean aircraft manufacturer based in Yongin, founded by competition pilot Gin Seok Song in 1998. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft.Bertrand, No ...

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. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 18. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X

Design and development

The Gangster was designed as an intermediate performance glider, to replace the Gin Bandit in the company product line. The models are each named for their relative size.

Variants

;Gangster XS :Extra small-sized model for light pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 57 cells and the aspect ratio is 5:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 2 certified. ;Gangster S :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 57 cells and the aspect ratio is 5:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 2 certified. ;Gangster M :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 57 cells and the aspect ratio is 5:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 2 certified. ;Gangster L :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 57 cells and the aspect ratio is 5:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 2 certified.

Specifications (Gangster L)

References

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