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Flight Design Exxtacy

German rigid wing hang glider

German rigid wing hang glider

FieldValue
nameExxtacy
captionExxtacy, showing flaps, flares for landing
aircraft_typeHang glider
national_originGermany
manufacturerFlight Design
statusProduction completed
introduction1999

The Flight Design Exxtacy is a German high-wing, single or two-place, rigid-wing hang glider that was designed and produced by Flight Design.

Production is complete and the aircraft is no longer available.

Design and development

The Exxtacy was intended as a high-performance rigid-wing hang glider, for competition use and two-place instruction.

The Exxtacy wing is based upon a carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer cantilever box spar, with ribs and wing tips, also of the same material. Control is by weight-shift, with roll control augmented by wing top-surface spoilers. For thermalling flight and landing, inboard flaps were installed. The aircraft achieves a glide ratio of 17.5:1.

The aircraft can be dismantled for ground transport and folds to 5.70 m x 0.26 m x 0.52 m.

Variants

;Exxtacy 13.5 :Single place model. Its 11.4 m span wing has a nose angle of 165° and the aspect ratio is 9.4:1. The pilot hook-in weight range is 90 to. In 2003 the aircraft sold for €6078. Certified as DHV Class 3. ;Exxtacy Biplace :Two place model. Its 12.2 m span wing has a nose angle of 165° and the aspect ratio is 10.05:1. The pilot hook-in weight range is 100 to. In 2003 the aircraft sold for €6509. Certified as DHV Class 3.

Aircraft on display

  • Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleissheim

Specifications (2003 model Exxtacy 13.5)

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Performance

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References

References

  1. Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 44. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. [[Deutsches Museum]]. (n.d.). "Flight Design Exxtacy".
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