The Paraavis Tango Duett is a Russian two-place

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that was designed and produced by Paraavis of

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and introduced in 2003. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 26. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003.

Design and development

The Tango Duett was designed as a

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glider for flight training. It uses a unique biplane arrangement of two rectangular wings.

Variants

;Tango Duett 42 :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 42 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.9:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is not certified. ;Tango Duett 46 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 42 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.9:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is not certified.

Specifications (Tango Duett 46)

References

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