The XIX Sens is a series of Swiss single-place

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s, that was designed by Michi Kobler and produced by XIX GmbH of Kronbühl in the mid-2000s. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 38. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003.

Design and development

The Sens was designed as a competition performance glider. The design progressed through several generations of models, each improving on the last. The models are each named for their relative size. The Sens-C3 version was introduced in 2003 to replace the Sens 2.

Variants

;Sens-C3 S :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 87 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.3:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is Deutscher Hängegleiterverband e.V. (DHV) certified. ;Sens-C3 M :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 87 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.3:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV certified. ;Sens-C3 L :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 87 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.3:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV certified.

Specifications (Sens-C3 M)

References

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