Avian Cheetah

The Avian Cheetah is a British high-wing, single-place, competition hang glider, designed by Steve Elkins and Neil Hammerton and produced by Avian Limited of Hope Valley, Derbyshire.

Design and development
The Cheetah is a development of the Avian Java and is a "topless" design without a kingpost or top wire rigging, although it retains the lower flying wires.

The current production Cheetah 150 model is made from aluminum and carbon fibre tubing, with the wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 10.4 m span wing has a nose angle of 130deg; and an aspect ratio of 7.5:1. The acceptable pilot hook-in weight is 80 to 110 kg.

The glider can be broken down to a 37 kg package, 4.6 m in length for ground transportation on a car top.

Variants

 * Cheetah 150
 * Current production version. British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association certified.


 * Cheetah 160
 * Version offered circa 2003 with 10.4 m span wing, with an area of 15 m2, a nose angle of 125° and an aspect ratio of 7.0:1.