Armstrong HA (High Aspect) HA480

Armstrong HA (High Aspect) HA480

Family HA Brand’s category Glide / high aspect Disciplines prone, wing, downwind carbon · 2025-2026

Drawn to scale

true relative scale

The Armstrong HA (High Aspect) HA480’s planform, traced from Armstrong’s own plan-view photograph.

Armstrong HA (High Aspect) HA480 · 726 mm span · traced from the manufacturer’s plan view · drawn nose-up, wings aligned on the mid-point of the root chord (the dotted line).

The HA runs 8 sizes, 480–1,180 cm²; aspect ratio moves 9.6–11.0 across the range.

Its 726 mm span is 9% wider than typical for the area — the median across the 20 current wings within 10% of its size is 665 mm.

Closest wings from other brands

Projected and flat area run 3–8% apart. A marked area is one whose brand does not state which it publishes, so a comparison inside the area tolerance may be comparing unlike figures.

Current wings from other brands within ±5% of area and ±8% of aspect ratio of the Armstrong HA (High Aspect) HA480, closest first.
BrandWingArea cm²Δ areaAspect ratioΔ ARSpan mmBand
GONGYpra Race Micro V3 Atmo 480 cm²480+0.0%10.40-5.5%707High aspect

Specifications

Every figure is Armstrong's own, read from the source linked in the last row, converted to area in cm² and span in mm.
FamilyHA
SizeHA480
Area, cm²480
Area basisunknown
Span, mm726
Chord, mm—
Aspect ratio11.00
BandHigh aspect
Brand’s categoryGlide / high aspect
Disciplinesprone, wing, downwind
Constructioncarbon
Model year2025-2026
Sourcemanufacturer

The brand's published aspect ratio agrees with its own span and area (span² ÷ area) to within 5%, so the figure is confirmed.

Data current to August 2026. Every figure above is the manufacturer's published claim, converted to comparable units.

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