{{Short description|Australian hang glider}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2022}} <!-- This article is a part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft. Please see Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout. --> {{Infobox aircraft | name = Max | logo = | logo_size = | image = | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = Hang glider | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = Australia | manufacturer = Moyes Delta Gliders | 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 '''Moyes Max''' is an Australian high-wing, single-place, hang glider that was designed and produced by Moyes Delta Gliders of Botany, New South Wales in the mid-2000s. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied complete and ready-to-fly.<ref name="WDLA04">Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 47. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}</ref>
==Design and development== The Max was developed as an intermediate-level hang glider, incorporating a variable geometry system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moyes.com.au/products/glider-archive/max|title=Moyes Max|work=Moyes Delta Gliders|accessdate=2 February 2016}}</ref>
The Max is made from aluminum tubing, with the 70% double-surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Available in only one size, the Max 157, its {{convert|9.82|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing is cable braced from a single kingpost. The nose angle is 125°, wing area is {{convert|14.5|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} and the aspect ratio is 6.6:1. Pilot hook-in weight range is {{convert|70|to|110|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="WDLA04" /><ref name="moyes.com.au">{{cite web|url=https://www.moyes.com.au/products/glider-archive/archive-specs|title=Glider Archive Specs|work=Moyes Delta Gliders|accessdate=2 February 2016}}</ref> <!-- ==Operational history== --> <!-- ==Variants== --> <!-- ==Aircraft on display== -->
==Specifications (Max 157) == {{Aircraft specs |ref=Bertrand and manufacturer<ref name="WDLA04" /><ref name="moyes.com.au"/> |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|https://www.moyes.com.au/products/glider-archive/max}} {{Moyes Delta Gliders aircraft}}
Max Category:Hang gliders