Specs, test data and other useful information on the Sky Antea.
| take-off - rising behaviour | smooth, easy and constant rising |
| take-off - special technique? | no |
| landing - special technique? | no |
| speed range > 10 kph using controls | yes |
| roll stability and damping - oscillations | reducing |
| gentle spirals - return to straight flight | spontaneous exit |
| steep banks - sink rate after 2 turns | more than 14 m/s |
| symmetric front collapse - entry | rocking back more than 45 degrees |
| symmetric front collapse - recovery | Spontaneous in less than 3 sec |
| full stall - dive forward angle | 30 to 60° |
| full stall - collapse? | no |
| full stall - rocking back | less than 45° |
| assymetric collapse 50% - attitude | less than 90° dive or 15 to 45° roll |
| assymetric collapse 50% - re-inflation | spontaneous |
| assymetric collapse 50% - course change | less than 360° |
| assymetric collapse 75% - attitude | 90 to 180° dive or 15 to 45° roll |
| assymetric collapse 75% - re-inflation | spontaneous |
| assymetric collapse 75% - course change | less than 360° |
| maintained collapse - able to maintain course | yes |
| maintained collapse - 180° turn away | yes, under 10 seconds |
| tends to spin at low speed? | no |
| after release from developed spin | stops spinning in less than 90° |
| B-line stall, before release - course change | less than 45° |
| B-line stall, before release - behavior | remains stable with straight span |
| B-line stall, after release - recovery | spontaneous in less than 3 sec. |
| B-line stall, after release - dive angle | 0 to 30° |
| big ears - entry procedure | standard technique |
| big ears - behavior | stable flight |
| big ears - recovery | spontaneous in less than 3 sec. |
| big ears - dive forward on exit | 0 to 30° |
| steep spiral - exit behavior | spontaneous exit |
| steep spiral - recovery turn angle | less than 720°, spontaneous recovery |
The simple graphics below represent the available color schemes for the Sky Antea. Colors are only approximate, and so is the outline of the wing. But it gives you some idea.
