NST Minimum
{{Short description|German powered hang glider}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2022}}
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The NST Minimum is a German powered hang glider that was designed and produced by NST-Machinenbau of Werther, North Rhine-Westphalia. 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 70. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
Design and development
The Minimum features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, single-place or two-place accommodation, wheel-launching and landing and a single engine in pusher configuration.
The aircraft uses a standard hang glider wing, made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its double surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. The wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame control bar. The engine is a two-stroke, single cylinder Solo 210 of {{convert|16|to|28|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, depending on the model. The engine is mounted behind the pilot, while the fuel tank is mounted above. The landing gear consists of two wheels mounted below the control bar and a single tail wheel mounted on a vertical strut. A folding propeller is a standard feature.
As it takes-off and lands on wheels, the Minimum can only operate from smooth hard runways.
Operational history
Variants
;Minimum
:Single-place version powered by a Solo 210 engine of {{convert|16|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}. The fuel tank capacity is {{convert|10|L}}.
;Minimum 1+1
:Two-place version powered by a Solo 210 engine of {{convert|28|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}. The fuel tank capacity is {{convert|20|L}}.
Specifications (Minimum)
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