Offpiste Discovery
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Hang glider |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Offpiste Aviation Limited |
| Designer | Bill Pain |
| Status | Production completed |
| History | |
| Manufactured | mid-2000s |
The Offpiste Discovery is a series of British high-wing, single or two-place, hang gliders that were designed by Bill Pain and produced by Colin Lark's company Offpiste Aviation Limited (Off The Beaten Track) of Dursley, Gloucestershire. Now out of production, when it was available the series of aircraft were supplied complete and ready-to-fly.[1][2]
The Discovery series was designed as a Super Floater glider, for fun, local flying and an emphasis on lightness of weight, ease of rigging and simple handling requirements. It is made from aluminum tubing, with the single-surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. All models were British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association certified.[1]
The series have been frequently used in conjunction with a powered harness, as powered hang gliders.[1]
By the mid-2000s the series had become the best-selling hang gliders in the UK.[3]