DTA Magic explained

The DTA Magic is a French double-surface ultralight trike wing, designed and produced by DTA sarl of Montélimar and introduced in 2010. The trike wing was the first "topless" design to be offered by a French manufacturer.[1]

Design and development

The Magic is a strut-braced "topless" hang glider-style wing designed as a touring wing for two-place trikes. It comes in one size with a wing area of 12m2. The wing is comparatively small in area, which gives a higher cruise speed. Its low drag design means that trikes equipped with this wing require less installed power.

The wing is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its 84% double surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 9.41NaN1 span wing has a nose angle of 130°, an aspect ratio of 6.4:1 and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The wing tips feature small winglets. It is manufactured by DTA's subcontractor, La société Ellipse.[2]

Applications

Notes and References

  1. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, pages 208-210. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. Web site: Magic. 2 June 2013. DTA sarl. 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20120707065144/http://www.dta.fr/FR/Ailes/Magic/Magic.shtml. 7 July 2012. dead.