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Top speed
  
42 km/h

Wingspan
  
13 m

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The Dudek Twix is a Polish two-place, paraglider that was designed and produced by Dudek Paragliders of Bydgoszcz. It is now out of production.

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Design and development

The Twix, indicating "two", was designed as a tandem "bi-place" or two seater glider for flight training. It is made from Skytex material with Technora lines.

The aircraft's 13.33 m (43.7 ft) span wing has a wing area of 40 m2 (430 sq ft), 45 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.44:1. The pilot weight range is 140 to 190 kg (309 to 419 lb).

Operational history

Reviewer Noel Bertrand described the Twix in a 2003 review as "technically very elaborate".

Specifications (Twix)

Data from Bertrand

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Wingspan: 13.33 m (43 ft 9 in)
  • Wing area: 40 m2 (430 sq ft)
  • Aspect ratio: 4.44

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 42 km/h (26 mph; 23 kn)
  • Rate of sink: 1.3 m/s (260 ft/min)

    • References

    Dudek Twix Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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