The Firebird Tribute is a German single-place,

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that was designed and produced by

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in the mid-2000s. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 16. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X

Design and development

The Tribute was designed as an advanced and competition glider. The models are each named for their relative size.

Variants

;Tribute M :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 95 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.43:1. The glider model is AFNOR Competition certified. ;Tribute L :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 115 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.43:1. The glider model is AFNOR Competition certified.

Specifications (Tribute L)

References

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