The ITV Opale (Opal) is a French 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 by Xavier Demoury and produced by

ITV Parapentes ITV Parapentes (ITV Paragliders) is a French aircraft manufacturer based in Doussard and formerly in Épagny, Haute-Savoie. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft. The company ...

of Épagny, Haute-Savoie. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 20. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X

Design and development

The Opale was designed as a beginner glider. The models are each named for their approximate wing area in square metres.

Variants

;Opale 24 :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 35 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.1:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is CEN Standard certified. ;Opale 27 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 35 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.5:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is CEN Standard certified. ;Opale 30 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 35 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.6:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is CEN Standard certified.

Specifications (Opale 27)

References

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