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Design and development

The Epsilon was designed as a basic-intermediate glider intended for

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flight. The design has progressed through nine generations of models, the Epsilon, Epsilon 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 each improving on the last. The models are each named for their rough wing area in square metres.

Variants

;Epsilon 4 24 :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has wing area of , 46 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.92:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 1-2 certified. ;Epsilon 4 26 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has wing area of , 46 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.92:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 1-2 certified. ;Epsilon 4 28 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has wing area of , 46 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.92:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 1-2 certified. ;Epsilon 4 31 :Extra large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has wing area of , 46 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.92:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 1-2 certified. ;Epsilon 5 23 :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has wing area of , 50 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.00:1. The glider weight is and the take-off weight range is . The glider has a glide ratio of 8.7:1. ;Epsilon 5 25 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has wing area of , 50 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.00:1. The glider weight is and the take-off weight range is . The glider has a glide ratio of 8.7:1. ;Epsilon 5 28 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has wing area of , 50 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.00:1. The glider weight is and the take-off weight range is . The glider has a glide ratio of 8.7:1. ;Epsilon 5 31 :Extra large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has wing area of , 50 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.00:1. The glider weight is and the take-off weight range is . The glider has a glide ratio of 8.7:1. ;Epsilon 6 23 :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its wing has an area of and the aspect ratio is 5.25:1. The glider weight is and the take-off weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF B certified. ;Epsilon 6 26 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its wing has an area of and the aspect ratio is 5.25:1. The glider weight is and take-off weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF B certified. ;Epsilon 6 28 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its wing has an area of and the aspect ratio is 5.25:1. The glider weight is and take-off weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF B certified. ;Epsilon 6 31 :Extra large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its wing has an area of and the aspect ratio is 5.25:1. The glider weight is and take-off weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF B certified. ;Epsilon 7 23 :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its wing has an area of and the aspect ratio is 5.15:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF B certified. ;Epsilon 7 26 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its wing has an area of and the aspect ratio is 5.15:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF B certified. ;Epsilon 7 28 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its wing has an area of and the aspect ratio is 5.15:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF B certified. ;Epsilon 7 30 :Extra large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its wing has an area of and the aspect ratio is 5.15:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF B certified. ;Epsilon 8 23 :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has wing area of , 45 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.15:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF B certified. ;Epsilon 8 25 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has wing area of , 45 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.15:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF B certified. ;Epsilon 8 27 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has wing area of , 45 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.15:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF B certified. ;Epsilon 8 29 :Extra large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has wing area of , 45 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.15:1. The take-off weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF B certified. ;Epsilon 9 22 :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its wing has an area of and the aspect ratio is 5.2:1 and 47 cells. The take-off weight range is and the recommended weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF B certified. ;Epsilon 9 24 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its wing has an area of and the aspect ratio is 5.2:1 and 47 cells. The take-off weight range is and the recommended weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF B certified. ;Epsilon 9 26 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its wing has an area of and the aspect ratio is 5.2:1 and 47 cells. The take-off weight range is and the recommended weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF B certified. ;Epsilon 9 28 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its wing has an area of and the aspect ratio is 5.2:1 and 47 cells. The take-off weight range is and the recommended weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF B certified. ;Epsilon 9 30 :Extra large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its wing has an area of and the aspect ratio is 5.2:1 and 47 cells. The take-off weight range is and the recommended weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF B certified.

Specifications (Epsilon 4 24)

References

External links

* {{Advance aircraft

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