Nervures Estive

The Nervures Estive is a French single-place paraglider that was designed by Xavier Demoury and produced by Nervures of Soulom. It is now out of production.

Design and development
The Estive was designed as an intermediate glider. The models are each named for their relative size. The design progressed through two generations of models, the Estive and Estive 2, each improving on the last.

Variants

 * Estive 2 S
 * Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its 9.4 m span wing has a wing area of 22 m2, 34 cells and the aspect ratio is 4:1. The pilot weight range is 55 to 70 kg. The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified.


 * Estive 2 M
 * Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its 10.6 m span wing has a wing area of 26 m2, 38 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.4:1. The pilot weight range is 70 to 100 kg. The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified.


 * Estive 2 L
 * Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its 11.4 m span wing has a wing area of 30 m2, 38 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.4:1. The pilot weight range is 90 to 120 kg. The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified.


 * Estive 2 XL
 * Extra large-sized model for even heavier pilots. Its 12.6 m span wing has a wing area of 34 m2, 42 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.7:1. The pilot weight range is 105 to 150 kg. The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified.