The Ellipse Titan is a French

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, single-place,

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designed and produced by La société Ellipse of

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, introduced in 2002.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 43. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X

Design and development

The Titan was designed as a competition hang glider and is built in two different models and two sizes. Typical of the series, the Titan Comp 12.5 is made from

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tubing, with the wing covered in

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sailcloth. Its span wing is a "topless" design, lacking a

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and upper

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. The nose angle is 132° and the aspect ratio is 7.2:1. The model number indicates the approximate wing area in square metres.

Variants

;Titan Comp 12.5 :Small sized topless model with a wing area of , wing span of , aspect ratio of 7.2:1 and a pilot hook-in weight range of . ;Titan Comp 13.5 :Large sized topless model with a wing area of , wing span of , aspect ratio of 7.4:1 and a pilot hook-in weight range of . ;Titan Easy 12.5 :Small sized model with a kingpost and a wing area of , wing span of , aspect ratio of 7.2:1 and a pilot hook-in weight range of . ;Titan Comp 13.5 :Large sized model with a kingpost and a wing area of , wing span of , aspect ratio of 7.4:1 and a pilot hook-in weight range of .

Specifications (Titan Easy 13.5)

References

External links

* {{Ellipse aircraft Hang gliders