The Pegas Arcus is a
Czech
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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 and produced by
Pegas 2000
Pegas 2000 SRO is a Czech aircraft manufacturer based in Prague. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft. The company also builds powered paragliding wings and parafoil kites.Bertra ...
of
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...
. It is now out of production.
[Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 27. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ]
Design and development
The aircraft was designed as a beginner/intermediate glider. The models are each named for their approximate wing area in square metres.
Variants
;Arcus 1 24
:Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 34 cells and the
aspect ratio is 4.8:1. The pilot weight range is .
;Arcus 1 26
:Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 38 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.0:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is Swiss SHV Standard certified.
;Arcus 1 30
:Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 40 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.2:1. The pilot weight range is .
Specifications (Arcus 1 26)
References
{{Pegas 2000 aircraft
Arcus
Paragliders