The Sky Fides 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 ...
. It is now out of production.
[Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 30. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ]
Design and development
The Fides was designed as a beginner glider. The models are each named for their approximate wing area in square metres.
Operational history
Reviewer Noel Bertrand described the Fides in a 2003 review as "pleasant to fly, high performance and well built."
Variants
;Fides 26
:Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 38 cells and the
aspect ratio is 4.5:1. The optimal pilot weight is . The glider model is DHV 1 certified.
;Fides 28
:Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 38 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.5:1. The optimal pilot weight is . The glider model is DHV 1 certified.
;Fides 30
:Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 38 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.5:1. The optimal pilot weight is . The glider model is DHV 1 certified.
Specifications (Fides 28)
References
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Fides
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Paragliders