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{{Short description|British hang glider}}

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| unit cost= [[Pound sterling|£]]2756 (2003 price)

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| variants with their own articles=[[Avian Cheetah]]

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The '''Avian Java''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[high-wing]], single-place, advanced sports [[hang glider]], designed by Steve Elkins and Neil Hammerton and produced by [[Avian Limited]] of [[Hope Valley, Derbyshire]].<ref name="WDLA04">Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 42. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X</ref><ref name="Java">{{cite web|url=http://www.avian.hanggliding.dk/html/SpecSheets/Spec1_java.php |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130106092352/http://www.avian.hanggliding.dk/html/SpecSheets/Spec1_java.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-06 |title=Java 140 & 155 |accessdate=6 February 2012 |last=[[Avian Limited]] |date=n.d. }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Design and development==

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:Circa 2003 version no longer in production. Has {{convert|10.0|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing, area of {{convert|13.9|m2|sqft|1|abbr=on}}, a nose angle of 125deg; and an [[aspect ratio (wing)|aspect ratio]] of 7.3:1. The acceptable pilot hook-in weight is {{convert|60|to|95|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.<ref name="WDLA04" />

;Java 155

:Current production version, with {{convert|10.0|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing, with an area of {{convert|14.4|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}, a nose angle of 125&deg;° and an aspect ratio of 7.0:1.<ref name="WDLA04" /><ref name="Java" />

;Java Comp 150

:Circa 2003 "topless" competition version no longer in production, replaced by the [[Avian Cheetah]]. Has {{convert|10.0|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing, with an area of {{convert|13.7|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}, a nose angle of 125&deg;° and an aspect ratio of 7.3:1.<ref name="WDLA04" />

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==External links==

*{{Official website|[https://web.archive.org/web/20041114170125/http://www.avian.hanggliding.dk/html/SpecSheets/Spec1_java.php}}{{dead link|date=OctoberOfficial 2016website |bot=InternetArchiveBotarchive] |fix-attempted=yeson }}[[Archive.org]]

{{Avian Limited aircraft}}