Aeros Target

{{Short description|Ukrainian hang glider}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Use British English|date=May 2022}}  {{Infobox aircraft | name = Target | logo = | logo_size = | image = | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = Hang glider | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = Ukraine | manufacturer = Aeros | design_group = | designer = | builder = | issuer = | status = Target 21 Tandem in production | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = 1995 | retired = | first_flight = | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Aeros Target''' is a family of Ukrainian high-wing, single and two-place hang gliders, designed and produced by Aeros of Kyiv and introduced in 1995. The two-place Target 21 Tandem remains in production in 2012.<ref name="WDLA04">Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 41. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X</ref><ref name="Hist">{{Cite web|url = http://www.aeros.com.ua/structure/about/about_en.php|title = Chronicles of AEROS Company|accessdate = 3 February 2012|last = Aeros|date = 2008}}</ref><ref name="Target">{{Cite web|url = http://www.aeros.com.ua/structure/hg/target21_en.php|title = New Target 21 Tandem|accessdate = 3 February 2012|last = Aeros|date = 2005}}</ref>

==Design and development== The Target series was conceived as a single-place beginner's hang glider for flight training and recreational flying and as such it has gentle flying characteristics. The design received British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (BHPA) certification in 1995. Over time the line has been refined and in 2012 the Target 21 Tandem was the last of the line still in production.<ref name="Hist" />

The 2003 model Target 162 was typical of the line. It is constructed from bolted together aluminium tubing with its single-surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. The wing is supported by cables suspended from a kingpost. The aircraft has weight-shift controls, actuated though an "A" frame control bar. Its {{convert|9.6|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing has an area of {{convert|16.2|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}, a nose angle of 120° and an aspect ratio of 5.7:1. The pilot hook-in weight range is {{convert|60|to|100|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. The Target 162 sold for £1790 in 2003.<ref name="WDLA04" />

The single-place versions of the Target were replaced in the company's line by the Aeros Fox.<ref name="Fox">{{Cite web|url = http://www.aeros.com.ua/structure/hg/fox_en.php|title = FOX – modern hang glider for beginners|accessdate = 3 February 2012|last = Aeros|date = 2005}}</ref>

==Variants== ;Target 13 :Initial small-wing area version, introduced in 1995, certified by BHPA.<ref name="Hist" /> ;Target 16 :Initial large-wing area version, introduced in 1995, certified by BHPA. Re-designed in 2007 to reduce empty weight to {{convert|23.5|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Hist" /> ;Target 132 :Circa 2003 single-place model with {{convert|8.65|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing, wing area of {{convert|13.4|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}, a nose angle of 118° and an aspect ratio of 5.6:1. The pilot hook-in weight range is {{convert|45|to|65|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. BHPA certified.<ref name="WDLA04" /> ;Target 162 :Circa 2003 single-place model with {{convert|9.6|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing, wing area of {{convert|16.2|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}, a nose angle of 120° and an aspect ratio of 5.7:1. The pilot hook-in weight range is {{convert|60|to|100|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. BHPA certified.<ref name="WDLA04" /> ;Target 192 Bi :Two-place model introduced in 1999, with {{convert|10.5|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing, wing area of {{convert|19.0|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}, a nose angle of 120° and an aspect ratio of 5.7:1. The pilot hook-in minimum weight is {{convert|85|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="WDLA04" /> ;Target 21 Tandem :Two-place model introduced in 2006, BHPA certified in 2007 and still in production in 2012, made from 7075-T6 aluminium tubing. Has optional fixed wheeled landing gear with bungee suspension.<ref name="Hist" /><ref name="Target" />

==Specifications (2003 model Target 132) == {{Aircraft specs |ref=Bertrand<ref name="WDLA04" /> |prime units?=met  |genhide=

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==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.aeros.com.ua/structure/hg/target21_en.php}} {{Aeros aircraft}}

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