title: Europe Sails Excel
text: # Europe Sails Excel
  
  The Europe Sails Excel is an Austrian high-wing, single-place, hang glider that was designed and produced by Europe Sails.
  
  ## Design and development
  
  The Excel was produced in the early 2000s, in one size only, the Excel 146, with a wing area of 14.5 $m^2$ (156 sq ft).
  
  The aircraft is made from aluminum tubing, with the wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 10.2 m (33.5 ft) span wing has a nose angle of 133° and the pilot hook-in weight range is 70 to 110 kg (154.3 to 242.5 lb). The design was certified as DHV class 2-3 and sold for €3074 in 2003.
  
  ## Specifications (Excel 146)
  
  Data from Bertrand
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: one
  * Wingspan: 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
  * Wing area: 14.5 $m^2$ (156 sq ft)
  