La Mouette Sphinx

The La Mouette Sphinx is a French high-wing, single-place and two-place family of hang gliders, designed and produced by La Mouette of Fontaine-lès-Dijon.

Design and development
The Sphinx is described by the manufacturer as "a beginner glider with a single surface and a floating crossbar".

The aircraft is made from aluminum tubing, with the single-surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. All models have a nose angle of 120°.

Variants

 * Sphinx
 * Single-place model for a wide range of pilot weights. Its wing area is 15.10 m2, wingspan is 9.9 m and the aspect ratio is 5.9:1. Empty weight is 27 kg and the pilot hook-in weight range is 50 to 95 kg. The aircraft can be folded to a package 4.10 m in length for ground transportation or storage.


 * Sphinx Bi
 * Large-size model for two-place flight training and familiarization. Its wing area is 20.0 m2, wingspan is 10.8 m and the aspect ratio is 5.8:1. Empty weight is 34.5 kg and the pilot hook-in weight range is 90 to 190 kg. Swiss SHV certified. The manufacturer describes this model as "one of the most efficient two-seaters on the market, it is conceived to realize cross-country with a passenger."