Airborne Fun
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The Airborne Fun is a series of Australian high-wing, single and two-place, hang gliders, designed and produced by Airborne Windsports of Redhead, New South Wales and introduced in the early 2000s.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 41. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
Design and development
The Fun series are all intended to be beginner hang gliders used for recreational flying and flight training.
The Fun 190 model is made from aluminium tubing, with the single-surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its {{convert|10.45|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing is cable braced with a single kingpost supporting the ground wires. The nose angle is 118° and the aspect ratio is 5.51:1. The aircraft is certified as DHV 1.
Variants
;Fun 160
:Small sized single-place model with {{convert|15.6|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} wing area, {{convert|9.36|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} wing span, a pilot hook-in weight range of {{convert|60|to|105|kg|lb|abbr=on}} and a wing aspect ratio of 5.6:1
;Fun 190
:Medium sized single-place model with {{convert|18.4|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} wing area, {{convert|10.45|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} wing span, a pilot hook-in weight range of {{convert|70|to|120|kg|lb|abbr=on}} and a wing aspect ratio of 5.51:1
;Fun 220
:Large sized two-place model with {{convert|21.2|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} wing area, {{convert|10.89|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} wing span, a pilot hook-in weight range of {{convert|85|to|200|kg|lb|abbr=on}} and a wing aspect ratio of 5.62:1
;Fun 2
:Improved model
Specifications (Fun 220)
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.airborne.com.au/pages/hg_fun.php}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120117034402/http://www.airborne.com.au/images/galleries/fun/index.php Airborne Fun series official photo gallery]
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