# Airborne Climax

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Climax General information Type Hang glider National origin Australia Manufacturer Airborne Windsports Status Production completed

The **Airborne Climax** is a series of [Australian](/source/Australia) [high-wing](/source/High-wing), single-place, [hang gliders](/source/Hang_glider), designed and produced by [Airborne Windsports](/source/Airborne_Windsports) of [Redhead, New South Wales](/source/Redhead%2C_New_South_Wales) and introduced in the early 2000s.[1]

## 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.[1]

The Climax C2 14 model is made from [aluminium](/source/Aluminium) tubing, with the double-surface wing covered in [Dacron](/source/Dacron) sailcloth. Its 10.4 m (34.1 ft) wing span is [cable braced](/source/Flying_wires). The nose angle is 133° and the [aspect ratio](/source/Aspect_ratio_(wing)) is 7.5:1.[1]

## Variants

**Climax**
- Initial model

**Climax C2 13**
- Improved second generation model with 13.1 m2 (141 sq ft) wing area, a pilot weight range of 55 to 90 kg (121 to 198 lb) and a wing aspect ratio of 7.2:1[1]

**Climax C2 14**
- Improved second generation model with 14.3 m2 (154 sq ft) wing area, a pilot weight range of 75 to 120 kg (165 to 265 lb) and a wing aspect ratio of 7.5:1[1]

**Climax C4**
- Improved model

## Specifications (Climax C2 13)

*Data from* Bertrand[1]

**General characteristics**

- **Crew:** one

- **Wingspan:** 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in)

- **Wing area:** 13.1 m2 (141 sq ft)

- **[Aspect ratio](/source/Aspect_ratio_(aeronautics)):** 7.2:1

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WDLA04_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WDLA04_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-WDLA04_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-WDLA04_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-WDLA04_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-WDLA04_1-5) Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: *World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04*, page 41. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X

## External links

- [Climax C2 photo gallery](https://web.archive.org/web/20120103024348/http://www.airborne.com.au/images/galleries/c2/index.php)

- [Climax C4 photo gallery](https://web.archive.org/web/20120201115718/http://www.airborne.com.au/images/galleries/c4/index.php)

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