Nervures Altea
# Nervures Altea

The Nervures Altea (sometimes Altéa) is a French single-place paraglider that was designed by Xavier Demoury and produced by Nervures of Soulom. It is now out of production.

## Design and development

The Altea was designed as an intermediate glider. The models are each named for their relative size.

A total of 390 were built during its production run of 2001–2005.

## Variants

### Altea S

    Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its 10.2 m (33.5 ft) span wing has a wing area of 25 $m^2$ (270 sq ft), 42 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.3:1. The pilot weight range is 60 to 75 kg (132 to 165 lb). The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified.

### Altea M

    Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its 11.3 m (37.1 ft) span wing has a wing area of 28 $m^2$ (300 sq ft), 46 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.6:1. The pilot weight range is 75 to 95 kg (165 to 209 lb). The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified.

### Altea L

    Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its 12.0 m (39.4 ft) span wing has a wing area of 31 $m^2$ (330 sq ft), 46 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.6:1. The pilot weight range is 95 to 120 kg (209 to 265 lb). The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified.

## Specifications (Altea M)

Data from Bertrand

General characteristics

* Crew: one
* Wingspan: 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
* Wing area: 28 $m^2$ (300 sq ft)
* Aspect ratio: 4.6:1

Performance

* Maximum speed: 44 km/h (27 mph, 24 kn)
* Rate of sink: 1.1 m/s (220 ft/min)
