Airborne Sting

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

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

The Sting 2 154 XC model is made from 7075 aluminum tubing, with the semi-double-surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 9.09 m span wing is cable braced with a single kingpost supporting the ground wires. The nose angle is 121° and the aspect ratio is 5.7:1. The aircraft is certified as DHV 1-2.

Variants

 * Sting 2 118
 * Very small sized single-seat model with 11.0 m2 wing area for very light pilots or those wishing a higher wing loading


 * Sting 2 140 X
 * Small sized single-seat model with 13.03 m2 wing area, 8.45 m wing span, a pilot hook-in weight range of 45 to 85 kg and a wing aspect ratio of 5.5:1


 * Sting 2 154 XC
 * Medium sized single-seat model with 14.33 m2 wing area, 9.09 m wing span, a pilot hook-in weight range of 55 to 110 kg and a wing aspect ratio of 5.7:1


 * Sting 175 XC
 * Large sized single-seat model with 16.3 m2 wing area, 9.8 m wing span, a pilot hook-in weight range of 80 to 135 kg and a wing aspect ratio of 5.9:1


 * Sting 3 154
 * Improved medium sized single-seat model with 14.33 m2 wing area, 9.1 m wing span, a pilot hook-in weight range of 55 to 110 kg and a wing aspect ratio of 5.7:1


 * Sting 3 168
 * Improved large sized single-seat model with 15.6 m2 wing area, 9.5 m wing span, a pilot hook-in weight range of 80 to 120 kg and a wing aspect ratio of 5.7:1