The Moyes Litesport is an Australian

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, single-place,

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that was designed by Gerolf Heinrichs and is produced by

Moyes Delta Gliders Moyes Delta Gliders is an Australian aircraft manufacturer based in Kurnell, New South Wales. The company was founded by Bill Moyes in 1967 and specializes in the design and manufacture of hang gliders. The company's designs have won many world ...

Kurnell, New South Wales Kurnell is a suburb in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire along the east coast. Cronulla and Woolooware are the onl ...

. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 47. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003.

Design and development

Designed as a sport and competition glider with a

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, the Litesport is based upon the highly successful kingpostless

Moyes Litespeed The Moyes Litespeed is a series of Australian high-wing, single-place, hang gliders, designed and produced by Moyes Delta Gliders of Botany, New South Wales.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003–04'', pa ...

line. It is made from

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tubing, with the double-surface wing covered in

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sailcloth and incorporates a variable geometry system.

Variants

;Litesport 3 :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing is cable braced from a single

. The nose angle is 127-129°, wing area is and the aspect ratio is 6.8:1. The empty weight is and the pilot hook-in weight range is . ;Litesport 4 :Medium-sized model for mid-weight pilots. Its span wing is cable braced from a single kingpost. The nose angle is 127-129°, wing area is and the aspect ratio is 6.7:1. The empty weight is and the pilot hook-in weight range is . ;Litesport 5 :Large sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing is cable braced from a single kingpost. The nose angle is 127-129°, wing area is and the aspect ratio is 6.7:1. The empty weight is and the pilot hook-in weight range is .

Specifications (Litesport 4)

References

External links

* {{Moyes Delta Gliders aircraft Litesport Hang gliders