Airborne Climax

{{Infobox aircraft | name = Climax | logo = | logo_size = | image = | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = [[Hang glider]] | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = [[Australia]] | manufacturer = [[Airborne Windsports]] | design_group = | designer = | builder = | issuer = | status = Production completed | 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 = | retired = | first_flight = | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Airborne Climax''' is a series of [[Australia]]n [[high-wing]], single-place, [[hang glider]]s, designed and produced by [[Airborne Windsports]] of [[Redhead, New South Wales]] and introduced in the early 2000s.<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>

==Design and development== The Climax series was intended to be a high-performance hang glider used for competition and record flying. The development team included World Champion Rick Duncan, Shane Duncan, Paul Mollison and the sailmaker, Alan Daniel.<ref name="WDLA04" />

The Climax C2 14 model is made from [[aluminium]] tubing, with the double-surface wing covered in [[Dacron]] sailcloth. Its {{convert|10.4|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} wing span is [[Flying wires|cable braced]]. The nose angle is 133° and the [[aspect ratio (wing)|aspect ratio]] is 7.5:1.<ref name="WDLA04" />

==Variants== ;Climax :Initial model ;Climax C2 13 :Improved second generation model with {{convert|13.1|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} wing area, a pilot weight range of {{convert|55|to|90|kg|lb|abbr=on}} and a wing aspect ratio of 7.2:1<ref name="WDLA04" /> ;Climax C2 14 :Improved second generation model with {{convert|14.3|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} wing area, a pilot weight range of {{convert|75|to|120|kg|lb|abbr=on}} and a wing aspect ratio of 7.5:1<ref name="WDLA04" /> ;Climax C4 :Improved model

==Specifications (Climax C2 13)== {{Aircraft specs |ref=Bertrand<ref name="WDLA04" /> |prime units?=met  |genhide= |crew=one |capacity= |length m= |length ft= |length in= |length note= |span m=9.6 |span ft= |span in= |span note= |height m= |height ft= |height in= |height note= |wing area sqm=13.1 |wing area sqft= |wing area note= |aspect ratio=7.2:1 |airfoil= |empty weight kg= |empty weight lb= |empty weight note= |gross weight kg= |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |more general=  |perfhide=Y

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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120103024348/http://www.airborne.com.au/images/galleries/c2/index.php Climax C2 photo gallery] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120201115718/http://www.airborne.com.au/images/galleries/c4/index.php Climax C4 photo gallery] {{Airborne Windsports aircraft}}

[[Category:Hang gliders]]