The Sky Flare is a
Czech
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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 ...
, designed and produced by
Sky Paragliders
Sky Paragliders A.S. is a Czech Republic, Czech aircraft manufacturer based in Frýdlant nad Ostravicí. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft. The company also produces paragl ...
of
Frýdlant nad Ostravicí
Frýdlant nad Ostravicí (; german: Friedland (an der Ostrawitza)) is a town in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,800 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Frýdlant nad Ostravicí is made ...
.
[Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 30. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ]
Design and development
The Flare was designed as a competition glider. The models are each named for their approximate wing area in square metres.
The design was produced from 2001 until 2004, but is now out of production.
Variants
;Flare 24
:Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 77 cells and the
aspect ratio is 6.4:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is
AFNOR
Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR, English: French Standardization Association) is a Paris-based standards organization and a member body for France at the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
The AFNOR Group develop ...
Competition and DHV CIVL certified.
;Flare 26
:Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 77 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.4:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR Competition and DHV CIVL certified.
;Flare 29
:Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 77 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.4:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR Competition and DHV CIVL certified.
Specifications (Flare 26)
References
External links
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{{Sky Paragliders aircraft
Flare
A flare, also sometimes called a fusée, fusee, or bengala in some Latin-speaking countries, is a type of pyrotechnic that produces a bright light or intense heat without an explosion. Flares are used for distress signaling, illumination, ...
Paragliders