Air-Sport Pasat
# Air-Sport Pasat

The Air-Sport Pasat is a family of Polish single-place, paragliders, designed and produced by Air-Sport of Zakopane.

## Design and development

The Pasat is named after a trade wind. It was designed as a recreational glider and was noted in 2003 as being very competitively priced.

The design has progressed through four generations of models, the Pasat, Pasat 2, 3 and 4, each improving on the last. The models are each named for their wing area in square metres.

## Variants

### Pasat 26

    Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its 11.85 m (38.9 ft) span wing has a wing area of 26.28 $m^2$ (282.9 sq ft), 56 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.3:1. The pilot weight range is 63 to 80 kg (139 to 176 lb).

### Pasat 28

    Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its 12.41 m (40.7 ft) span wing has a wing area of 28.8 $m^2$ (310 sq ft), 56 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.3:1. The pilot weight range is 70 to 90 kg (154 to 198 lb). This glider model is AFNOR certified.

### Pasat 30

    Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its 12.86 m (42.2 ft) span wing has a wing area of 30.1 $m^2$ (324 sq ft), 56 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.3:1. The pilot weight range is 80 to 100 kg (176 to 220 lb).

### Pasat 4 26

    Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its 11.96 m (39.2 ft) span wing has a wing area of 26 $m^2$ (280 sq ft), 55 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.5:1. The pilot weight range is 55 to 75 kg (121 to 165 lb). The glide ratio is 8:1.

### Pasat 4 28

    Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its 12.40 m (40.7 ft) span wing has a wing area of 28 $m^2$ (300 sq ft), 55 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.5:1. The pilot weight range is 70 to 90 kg (154 to 198 lb). The glide ratio is 8:1.

### Pasat 4 30

    Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its 12.84 m (42.1 ft) span wing has a wing area of 30.00 $m^2$ (322.9 sq ft), 55 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.5:1. The pilot weight range is 85 to 105 kg (187 to 231 lb). The glide ratio is 8:1.

## Specifications (Pasat 28)

Data from Bertrand

General characteristics

* Crew: one
* Wingspan: 12.41 m (40 ft 9 in)
* Wing area: 28.8 $m^2$ (310 sq ft)
* Aspect ratio: 5.3:1

Performance

* Maximum speed: 46 km/h (29 mph, 25 kn)
* Rate of sink: 1.1 m/s (220 ft/min)
