Aeros Combat
The Aeros Combat is a family of Ukrainian high-wing, single-place, hang gliders, designed and produced by Aeros of Kyiv and introduced in 2000. Design and development
The Combat series was conceived as a single-place competition hang glider and as such has gone through successive updates to keep it competitive. Typical of the line, the Combat 2 13 model is made from aluminium tubing, with the wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its  span wing is cable braced, but without a kingpost and upper rigging. The nose angle is 131° and the aspect ratio is 7.95:1. The wing is also used on the Aeros ANT nanotrike, as well as the Flylight Libelle and Flylight Motorfloater, British ultralight trikes, in its Combat T configuration. Operational history
In 2005 Oleg Bodnarchuk was the Hang Gliding World Champion, flying a Combat L.

Variants
Combat
Initial model introduced in 2000. Combat 2 13
Improved model introduced in 2001, with wing span of , area of  and aspect ratio of 7.95:1, with a pilot hook-in weight range of . Combat 2 14
Model with wing span of , area of  and aspect ratio of 8.05:1, with a pilot hook-in weight range of . German DHV 3 certified. Combat 2 15
Model with wing span of , area of  and aspect ratio of 7.85:1, with a pilot hook-in weight range of . Combat L
Improved model introduced in 2003, with lower weight and higher performance. Combat L 2006
Improved model introduced in 2006, with higher performance. Combat L 12
Improved model introduced in 2006 for lighter pilots, with higher performance. Combat L 07 12
Improved model introduced in 2007 with an oval crossbeam, stiffer sprogs and sail design, smaller wing area. Combat L 07 13
Improved model introduced in 2007 with an oval crossbeam, stiffer sprogs and sail design, mid wing area. Combat L 07 14
Improved model introduced in 2007 with an oval crossbeam, stiffer sprogs and sail design, larger wing area. Combat 09 13
Re-designed glider with new sail shape, batten profiles, stiffer leading edge and a stiffer and lighter keel. Wing area of 
Combat 09 13.2
Re-designed glider with new sail shape, batten profiles, stiffer leading edge and a stiffer and lighter keel. Wing area of 
Combat 09 13.5 GT
Version of the Combat 09 with greater aspect ratio of 8.5:1. Wing span of  and wing area of  and a horizontal tailplane mounted to the keel. Specifications (Combat 2 15)

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