Tecma Mambo

The Tecma Mambo is a French high-wing, single-place, hang glider designed and produced by Tecma Sport of Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny, first produced in 1994. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.

Design and development
The Mambo was designed for recreational flying. It is made from aluminum tubing, with the double-surface wing covered in 4 oz Dacron sailcloth. Its wing is cable braced from a single kingpost. The nose angle is 124° for all models and a Mylar leading edge is optional.

The models are each named for their wing area in square metres and decimals of square metres.

Variants

 * Mambo 135
 * Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its 9.6 m span wing is cable braced from a single kingpost. The nose angle is 124°, wing area is 13.5 m2 and the aspect ratio is 6.7:1. The glider empty weight is 23.5 kg and the pilot hook-in weight range is 45 to 65 kg.


 * Mambo 150
 * Mid-sized model for medium weight pilots. Its 10 m span wing is cable braced from a single kingpost. The nose angle is 124°, wing area is 15 m2 and the aspect ratio is 6.7:1. The glider empty weight is 27 kg and the pilot hook-in weight range is 60 to 75 kg.


 * Mambo 160
 * Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its 10.4 m span wing is cable braced from a single kingpost. The nose angle is 124°, wing area is 16 m2 and the aspect ratio is 6.7:1. The glider empty weight is 28.5 kg and the pilot hook-in weight range is 80 to 100 kg.