Nervures Altea
{{Short description|French paraglider}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2022}}
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The Nervures Altea (sometimes Altéa) is a French single-place paraglider that was designed by Xavier Demoury and produced by Nervures of Soulom. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 23. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
Design and development
The Altea was designed as an intermediate glider. The models are each named for their relative size.
A total of 390 were built during its production run of 2001–2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.nervures.com/en/index.php?categorie=Produits&page=Anciens_modeles&produit=Altea|title=Nervures - Taillé pour l'aventure|author=Nervures|work=nervures.com|accessdate=18 August 2016}}
Variants
;Altea S
:Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its {{convert|10.2|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing has a wing area of {{convert|25|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}, 42 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.3:1. The pilot weight range is {{convert|60|to|75|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified.
;Altea M
:Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its {{convert|11.3|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing has a wing area of {{convert|28|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}, 46 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.6:1. The pilot weight range is {{convert|75|to|95|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified.
;Altea L
:Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its {{convert|12.0|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing has a wing area of {{convert|31|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}, 46 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.6:1. The pilot weight range is {{convert|95|to|120|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified.
Specifications (Altea M)
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References
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External links
- [http://www.nervures.com/en/index.php?categorie=Produits&page=Anciens_modeles&produit=Altea Official website]
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