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The AL-12 is a foot-launchable ultralight glider being designed and built by .
Dave Kinlan http://davekinlan.tripod.com writes:
I was at the St. Hilaire Flying Festival last weekend and visited the Aeros booth. I got a flyer for a new ultralight sailplane that they are developing together with Aerola and Kiev University presently called the AL-12. Specs given are (see further below). Will fold away to a package 0,2m x 0,58m x 5,7m.
The Aeros guy said it's planned to come out in the Spring and said to keep an eye on their website.
| Airfoil | ? |
| Area | 13.0 m2 |
| Aspect Ratio | 13.6 |
| Weight | 80 kg. |
| Max take-off weight | 140-190 kg. |
| Wing loading | 10.8-14.6 kg/m2 |
| Span | 13.3 m |
| Length | ? m |
| L/D max. | about 27 at 60 km/h |
| Min. sink | 0.5-0.6 m/s at 45 km/h |
| Max speed (smooth air) | 140 km/h |
| Min speed | 34-40 km/h |
Keep looking for them on the builder's website.