The Flight Design Stream is a German 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 ' ...
that was designed by Michaël Hartmann and Stefan Müller and produced by
Flight Design of
Landsberied. 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 Stream was designed as an intermediate glider. Test flying was carried out by factory
test pilot
A test pilot is an aircraft pilot with additional training to fly and evaluate experimental, newly produced and modified aircraft with specific maneuvers, known as flight test techniques.Stinton, Darrol. ''Flying Qualities and Flight Testin ...
Richard Bergmann. The models are each named for their approximate wing area in square metres/relative size.
Variants
;Stream S
:Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has 52 cells and the
aspect ratio is 5.3:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 1-2 certified.
;Stream M
:Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 52 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.3:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 1-2 certified.
;Stream L
:Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 52 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.3:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 1-2 certified.
Specifications (Stream L)
References
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Paragliders