The Cirrus is a German single-place
paraglider
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that was designed and produced by
Swing Flugsportgeräte
Swing Flugsportgeräte GmbH ( en, Swing Air Sports Equipment Limited, italic=yes) is a German aircraft manufacturer based in Landsberied, west of Munich, near the Bavarian Alps.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure ...
of
Landsberied
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. It is now out of production.
[Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 32. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ]
Design and development
The Cirrus was designed as an advanced and cross country glider.
The design progressed through several generations of models, each improving on the last. The models are each named for their approximate projected wing area in square metres.
Variants
;Cirrus 3 24
:Mid-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the
aspect ratio is 5.8:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is
Deutscher Hängegleiterverband e.V. (DHV) 2-3 certified.
;Cirrus 3 26
:Large-sized model for heavy-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 75 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.8:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 2-3 certified.
Specifications (Cirrus 3 24)
References
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Cirrus
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Science
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Paragliders