Moyes Max
{{Short description|Australian hang glider}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2022}}
| {{Infobox aircraft begin
| name= Max | image= | caption= }} {{Infobox aircraft type | type=Hang glider | national origin=Australia | manufacturer=Moyes Delta Gliders | designer= | first flight= | introduced= | retired= | status=Production completed | primary user= | more users= | produced= | number built= | developed from= | variants with their own articles= }} |
The Moyes Max is an Australian high-wing, single-place, hang glider that was designed and produced by Moyes Delta Gliders of Botany, New South Wales in the mid-2000s. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 47. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
Design and development
The Max was developed as an intermediate-level hang glider, incorporating a variable geometry system.{{cite web|url=https://www.moyes.com.au/products/glider-archive/max|title=Moyes Max|work=Moyes Delta Gliders|accessdate=2 February 2016}}
The Max is made from aluminum tubing, with the 70% double-surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Available in only one size, the Max 157, its {{convert|9.82|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing is cable braced from a single kingpost. The nose angle is 125°, wing area is {{convert|14.5|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} and the aspect ratio is 6.6:1. Pilot hook-in weight range is {{convert|70|to|110|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.moyes.com.au/products/glider-archive/archive-specs|title=Glider Archive Specs|work=Moyes Delta Gliders|accessdate=2 February 2016}}
Specifications (Max 157)
{{Aircraft specs
|ref=Bertrand and manufacturer
|prime units?=met
|genhide=
|crew=one
|capacity=
|length m=
|length ft=
|length in=
|length note=
|span m=9.82
|span ft=
|span in=
|span note=
|height m=
|height ft=
|height in=
|height note=
|wing area sqm=14.5
|wing area sqft=
|wing area note=
|aspect ratio=6.6:1
|airfoil=
|empty weight kg=30
|empty weight lb=
|empty weight note=
|gross weight kg=140
|gross weight lb=
|gross weight note=
|more general=
|perfhide=Y
|max speed kmh=
|max speed mph=
|max speed kts=
|max speed note=
|cruise speed kmh=
|cruise speed mph=
|cruise speed kts=
|cruise speed note=
|stall speed kmh=
|stall speed mph=
|stall speed kts=
|stall speed note=
|never exceed speed kmh=
|never exceed speed mph=
|never exceed speed kts=
|never exceed speed note=
|g limits=
|roll rate=
|glide ratio=
|sink rate ms=
|sink rate ftmin=
|sink rate note=
|lift to drag=
|wing loading kg/m2=
|wing loading lb/sqft=
|wing loading note=
|more performance=
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.moyes.com.au/products/glider-archive/max}}
{{Moyes Delta Gliders aircraft}}