The Mac Pasha (from the Turkish title) is a Czech two-place

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that was designed by Peter Recek and is produced by

Mac Para Technology Mac Para Technology s.r.o. is a Czech aircraft manufacturer based in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm and founded by Peter Recek. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paragliders and paramotor wings, in the form of ready-to-fly aircr ...

Rožnov pod Radhoštěm Rožnov pod Radhoštěm (; german: Rosenau unter dem Radhoscht) is a town in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Rožnov pod Radhoštěm is made up of one administrative ...

. It remained in production in 2016 as the Pasha 5.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 22. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003.

Design and development

The Pasha was designed as a tandem glider for

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. The design has progressed through five generations of models, the Pasha, Pasha 2, 3, 4 and 5, each improving on the last. With two sizes, the Pasha 5 models are each named for their approximate wing area in square metres.

Variants

;Pasha 2 :Tandem glider. Its span wing has a wing area of , 54 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.38:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 1-2 certified. ;Pasha 5 39 :Smaller-sized model for lighter-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 54 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.4:1. The pilot weight range is and the glide ratio is 9.3:1. The glider model is LTF/EN-B certified. ;Pasha 5 42 :Larger-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 54 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.4:1. The pilot weight range is and the glide ratio is 9.3:1. The glider model is LTF/EN-B certified.

Specifications (Pasha 2)

References

External links

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Pasha Pasha, Pacha or Paşa ( ota, پاشا; tr, paşa; sq, Pashë; ar, باشا), in older works sometimes anglicized as bashaw, was a higher rank in the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman political and military system, typically granted to governors, gener ...

Paragliders