DTA Magic
{{Short description|French ultralight trike}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2022}}
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The DTA Magic is a French double-surface ultralight trike wing, designed and produced by DTA sarl of Montélimar and introduced in 2010. The trike wing was the first "topless" design to be offered by a French manufacturer.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, pages 208-210. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
Design and development
The Magic is a strut-braced "topless" hang glider-style wing designed as a touring wing for two-place trikes. It comes in one size with a wing area of {{convert|12.0|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}. The wing is comparatively small in area, which gives a higher cruise speed. Its low drag design means that trikes equipped with this wing require less installed power.
The wing is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its 84% double surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its {{convert|9.4|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing has a nose angle of 130°, an aspect ratio of 6.4:1 and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The wing tips feature small winglets. It is manufactured by DTA's subcontractor, La société Ellipse.{{cite web|url = http://www.dta.fr/FR/Ailes/Magic/Magic.shtml|title = Magic|accessdate = 2 June 2013|last = DTA sarl|year = 2009|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120707065144/http://www.dta.fr/FR/Ailes/Magic/Magic.shtml|archive-date = 7 July 2012|url-status = dead}}
Applications
Specifications (Magic 12)
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.dta.fr/FR/Ailes/Magic/Magic.shtml}}
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