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. Introduced in 2003, it remained in production in 2016 as the Aspen 5.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 19. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X

Design and development

The Aspen was designed as an intermediate sport glider. The design has progressed through five generations of models, the Aspen, Aspen 2, 3, 4 and 5, each improving on the last. The models are each named for their approximate wing area in square metres.

Variants

;Aspen 24 :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 50 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.58:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 2 certified. ;Aspen 26 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 50 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.58:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 2 certified. ;Aspen 28 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 50 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.58:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 2 certified. ;Aspen 3 22 :Extra small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 60 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.9:1. The takeoff weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF-C2 certified and has a

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of 9:1. ;Aspen 3 24 :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 60 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.9:1. The takeoff weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF-C2 certified and has a glide ratio of 9:1. ;Aspen 3 26 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 60 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.9:1. The takeoff weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF-C2 certified and has a glide ratio of 9:1. ;Aspen 3 28 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 60 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.9:1. The takeoff weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF-C2 certified and has a glide ratio of 9:1. ;Aspen 3 30 :Extra large-sized model for much heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 60 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.9:1. The takeoff weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF-C2 certified and has a glide ratio of 9:1. ;Aspen 4 22 :Extra small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 62 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.99:1. The takeoff weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF-C certified and has a glide ratio of 10:1. ;Aspen 4 24 :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 62 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.99:1. The takeoff weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF-C certified and has a glide ratio of 10:1. ;Aspen 4 26 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 62 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.99:1. The takeoff weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF-C certified and has a glide ratio of 10:1. ;Aspen 4 28 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 62 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.99:1. The takeoff weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF-C certified and has a glide ratio of 10:1. ;Aspen 4 30 :Extra large-sized model for much heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 62 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.99:1. The takeoff weight range is . The glider model is EN/LTF-C certified and has a glide ratio of 10:1. ;Aspen 5 24 :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 64 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.25:1. The takeoff weight range is . The glider model is EN-C certified. ;Aspen 5 26 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 64 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.25:1. The takeoff weight range is . The glider model is EN-C certified. ;Aspen 5 28 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 64 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.25:1. The takeoff weight range is . The glider model is EN-C certified.

Specifications (Aspen 26)

References

External links

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