Airborne Climax

The Airborne Climax is a series of Australian high-wing, single-place, hang gliders, designed and produced by Airborne Windsports of Redhead, New South Wales and introduced in the early 2000s.

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.

The Climax C2 14 model is made from aluminium tubing, with the double-surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 10.4 m wing span is cable braced. The nose angle is 133° and the aspect ratio is 7.5:1.

Variants

 * Climax
 * Initial model


 * Climax C2 13
 * Improved second generation model with 13.1 m2 wing area, a pilot weight range of 55 to 90 kg and a wing aspect ratio of 7.2:1


 * Climax C2 14
 * Improved second generation model with 14.3 m2 wing area, a pilot weight range of 75 to 120 kg and a wing aspect ratio of 7.5:1


 * Climax C4
 * Improved model