The Paraavis Dart is a Russian 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 ' ...
that was designed and produced by
Paraavis of
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...
. It is now out of production.
[Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 26. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ]
Design and development
The Dart was designed as a competition and performance glider.
The Dart's span wing has 80 cells, a wing area of and an
aspect ratio of 5.8:1. The crew weight range is and the aircraft is AFNOR certified in the "performance" category.
Specifications (Dart)
References
{{Paraavis aircraft
Dart
Paragliders