The Sky Golem is a

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two-place

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, designed and produced by Sky Paragliders of Frýdlant nad Ostravicí. It is named for the legendary

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character and is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 30. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003.

Design and development

The Golem was designed as a

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glider for flight training. The aircraft's span wing has 56 cells, a wing area of and an aspect ratio of 5.1:1. The crew weight range is . The glider is

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Bi-Place certified.

Specifications (Golem)

References

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