<!-- This article is a part of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft]]. Please see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft/page content]] for recommended layout. --> {{Infobox aircraft | name = Sting | 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 = 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 = | retired = | first_flight = | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Airborne Sting''' is a series of [[Australia]]n [[high-wing]], single-seat [[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 Stings are intended to be intermediate hang gliders used for recreational flying. They all feature ease of handling with good performance<ref name="WDLA04" />
The Sting 2 154 XC model is made from [[7075 aluminum]] tubing, with the semi-double-surface wing covered in [[Dacron]] sailcloth. Its {{convert|9.09|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing is [[Flying wires|cable braced]] with a single [[kingpost]] supporting the ground wires. The nose angle is 121° and the [[aspect ratio (wing)|aspect ratio]] is 5.7:1. The aircraft is certified as DHV 1–2.<ref name="WDLA04" /> <!-- ==Operational history== -->
==Variants== ;Sting 2 118 :Very small sized single-seat model with {{convert|11.0|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} wing area for very light pilots or those wishing a higher wing loading<ref name="WDLA04" /> ;Sting 2 140 X :Small sized single-seat model with {{convert|13.03|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} wing area, {{convert|8.45|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} wing span, a pilot hook-in weight range of {{convert|45|to|85|kg|lb|abbr=on}} and a wing aspect ratio of 5.5:1<ref name="WDLA04" /> ;Sting 2 154 XC :Medium sized single-seat model with {{convert|14.33|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} wing area, {{convert|9.09|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} wing span, a pilot hook-in weight range of {{convert|55|to|110|kg|lb|abbr=on}} and a wing aspect ratio of 5.7:1<ref name="WDLA04" /> ;Sting 175 XC :Large sized single-seat model with {{convert|16.3|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} wing area, {{convert|9.8|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} wing span, a pilot hook-in weight range of {{convert|80|to|135|kg|lb|abbr=on}} and a wing aspect ratio of 5.9:1<ref name="WDLA04" /> ;Sting 3 154 :Improved medium sized single-seat model with {{convert|14.33|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} wing area, {{convert|9.1|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} wing span, a pilot hook-in weight range of {{convert|55|to|110|kg|lb|abbr=on}} and a wing aspect ratio of 5.7:1 <ref name="Sting">{{Cite web|url = http://www.airborne.com.au/images/hanggliders/brochures/Airborne_Sting3_Bro.pdf|title = Sting 3|accessdate = 13 January 2012|last = [[Airborne Windsports]]|date = 2011}}</ref> ;Sting 3 168 :Improved large sized single-seat model with {{convert|15.6|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} wing area, {{convert|9.5|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} wing span, a pilot hook-in weight range of {{convert|80|to|120|kg|lb|abbr=on}} and a wing aspect ratio of 5.7:1 <ref name="Sting" /> <!-- ==Aircraft on display== -->
==Specifications (Sting 2 175 XC) == {{Aircraft specs |ref=Bertrand<ref name="WDLA04" /> |prime units?=met<!-- imp or kts first for US aircraft, and UK aircraft pre-metrification, met(ric) first for all others. You MUST choose a format, or no specifications will show --> <!-- General characteristics --> |genhide=
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==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.airborne.com.au/pages/hg_sting3.php}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120201124853/http://www.airborne.com.au/images/galleries/sting/index.php Airborne Sting series official photo gallery] {{Airborne Windsports aircraft}}
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