The DTA Dynamic is a series of French double-surface

ultralight trike An ultralight trike is a type of powered hang glider where flight control is by weight-shift. These aircraft have a fabric flex-wing from which is suspended a tricycle fuselage pod driven by a pusher propeller. The pod accommodates either a so ...

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s, designed and produced by

DTA sarl DTA sarl (Delta Trikes Aviation) is a French aircraft manufacturer based in Montélimar. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of ultralight trikes.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2 ...

Montélimar Montélimar (; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Montelaimar'' ; la, Acumum) is a town in the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in north Provence, Southeastern France. It is the second-largest city in the department after Valence. In 2018, ...

. The wings are widely used on DTA trikes as well as by other

ultralight aircraft Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and conventional three-axis control aircraft with ailer ...

manufacturers.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', pages 208-210. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

Design and development

The Dynamic is a cable-braced,

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-equipped

hang glider Hang gliding is an air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorised foot-launched heavier-than-air aircraft called a hang glider. Most modern hang gliders are made of an aluminium alloy or composite frame covered ...

-style wing designed as a touring wing for two-place trikes. It comes in three sizes. All members of the series are made from bolted-together

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tubing, with its 84% double surface wing covered in

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sailcloth. The wing's crosstube is of a floating design and all models have a nose angle of 125° and use an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. It is manufactured by DTA's subcontractor,

La société Ellipse Ellipse is a French aircraft manufacturer, located in Étuz. The company specializes in building hang gliders and ultralight trikes.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 43. Pagefast Ltd, Lanc ...

Variants

;Dynamic 450 :Model with a gross weight of , a wing area of , span of , an aspect ratio of 5.4:1 and 80% double surface. ;Dynamic 15 :Model with a gross weight of , a wing area of , span of .Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 99. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X ;Dynamic 15/430 :Model with a gross weight of , a wing area of , span of , an aspect ratio of 5.44:1 and 80% double surface. ;Dynamic 16/430 :Model with a gross weight of , a wing area of , span of , an aspect ratio of 6.0:1 and 75% double surface.

Applications

DTA Combo The DTA Combo is a French ultralight trike, designed by Dominique Corriera and produced by DTA sarl of Montélimar. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviatio ...

DTA Evolution The DTA Evolution is a French ultralight trike, designed and produced by DTA sarl of Montélimar. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', ...

DTA Feeling The DTA Feeling is a French ultralight trike, designed and produced by DTA sarl of Montélimar. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 21 ...

DTA Voyageur The DTA Voyageur is a French ultralight trike, designed by Jean-Michel Dizier and produced by DTA sarl of Montélimar. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Avia ...

Specifications (Dynamic 450)

References

External links

* {{DTA aircraft Ultralight trike wings