Aeros Vitamin Explained

The Aeros Vitamin is a Ukrainian single-place, paraglider, designed and produced by Aeros of Kyiv.[1]

Design and development

The Vitamin was intended as a beginner paraglider for flight training and local flying. Some sizes were AFNOR certified as "standard". The Vitamin variant number indicates the wing area in square metres. The original Vitamin design was in production in 2003 in sizes 27, 30 and 32, but is no longer available, having been replaced by the improved Vitamin 2. The Vitamin 2 offers the same sizes, with the addition of the smaller 25 for lighter pilots.[2]

The Vitamin 2 is constructed from Gelvenor OLKS fabric for the wing's top surface and Porcher Skytex medium finish for the bottom surface, with the ribs made from Porcher Skytex hard finish. The lines are made from Cousin Trestec Aramide.

Variants

Vitamin 27
  • Circa 2003 version with a 12.271NaN1 span wing, an area of 26.75m2, an aspect ratio of 4.81:1 and a maximum speed of 470NaN0. Pilot weight range is 70to.
    Vitamin 30
  • Circa 2003 version with a 11.91NaN1 span wing, an area of 29.43m2, an aspect ratio of 4.81:1 and a maximum speed of 470NaN0. Pilot weight range is 85to.
    Vitamin 32
  • Circa 2003 version with a 12.311NaN1 span wing, an area of 32m2, an aspect ratio of 4.81:1 and a maximum speed of 470NaN0. Pilot weight range is 100to. AFNOR certified.
    Vitamin 2 25
  • Version in production in 2012, with a 10.971NaN1 span wing, an area of 25m2, with 39 cells and an aspect ratio of 4.81:1. Take-off weight range is 60to.
    Vitamin 2 27
  • Version in production in 2012, with a 11.341NaN1 span wing, an area of 26.75m2, with 39 cells and an aspect ratio of 4.81:1. Take-off weight range is 70to. AFNOR certified.
    Vitamin 2 30
  • Version in production in 2012, with a 11.91NaN1 span wing, an area of 29.43m2, with 39 cells and an aspect ratio of 4.81:1. Take-off weight range is 85to. AFNOR certified.
    Vitamin 2 32
  • Version in production in 2012, with a 12.411NaN1 span wing, an area of 32m2, with 39 cells and an aspect ratio of 4.81:1. Take-off weight range is 100to. AFNOR certified.

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    Notes and References

    1. Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 11. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
    2. Web site: Vitamin 2. 5 February 2012. Aeros. 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20110908233037/http://aerospara.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22%3Avitamin-2&catid=7%3A2010-09-20-07-41-57&Itemid=19&lang=en. 8 September 2011. dead.

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