Flight Design Exxtacy

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 140 kg. 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 160 kg. In 2003 the aircraft sold for €6509. Certified as DHV Class 3.

Aircraft on display

 * Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleissheim