http://ozreport.com/11.236#0

http://ozreport.com/11.250#1

http://www.airborne.com.au/pages/hg_sting3.html

You might have seen the new Airborne Sting 3 ad here at the Oz Report. Well, Airborne has now released the Sting 3 and you can read about it at the URL above. Here's what they say:

Flying the new Sting 3, the things that stand out about the flying characteristics are:

The very much improved glide performance. Ease of steering with the VG on. Great handling at low speed and maintaining maneuverability and controllability making it a very nimble yet stable glider to climb in thermals.

The Sting 3 has an increased range of travel on the VG system. Landing the Sting is fun, with great low speed handling authority right up to an easy flare and touch down.

The Sting 3 has a new luff curve at the heart of the design meaning that the sail has been entirely redesigned. Looking at the sail, the most recognizable difference is the undersurface layout and the increased amount of undersurface, particularly at the tips to improve the high speed glide performance.

The Sting is constructed using 7075 airframe, fitted with faired king post, downtubes and speed bar as standard. The Sting includes a VG system as standard.