title: Airborne Climax
text: # Airborne Climax
  
  The Airborne Climax is a series of Australian high-wing, single-place, hang gliders, designed and produced by Airborne Windsports of Redhead, New South Wales and introduced in the early 2000s.
  
  ## Design and development
  
  The Climax series was intended to be a high-performance hang glider used for competition and record flying. The development team included World Champion Rick Duncan, Shane Duncan, Paul Mollison and the sailmaker, Alan Daniel.
  
  The Climax C2 14 model is made from aluminium tubing, with the double-surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 10.4 m (34.1 ft) wing span is cable braced. The nose angle is 133° and the aspect ratio is 7.5:1.
  
  ## Variants
  
  ### Climax
  
      Initial model
  
  ### Climax C2 13
  
      Improved second generation model with 13.1 $m^2$ (141 sq ft) wing area, a pilot weight range of 55 to 90 kg (121 to 198 lb) and a wing aspect ratio of 7.2:1
  
  ### Climax C2 14
  
      Improved second generation model with 14.3 $m^2$ (154 sq ft) wing area, a pilot weight range of 75 to 120 kg (165 to 265 lb) and a wing aspect ratio of 7.5:1
  
  ### Climax C4
  
      Improved model
  
  ## Specifications (Climax C2 13)
  
  Data from Bertrand
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: one
  * Wingspan: 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in)
  * Wing area: 13.1 $m^2$ (141 sq ft)
  * Aspect ratio: 7.2:1
  