Swing Flugsportgeräte
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| Company type | Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Paragliders, paramotor wings |
| Website | www.swing.de |
Swing Flugsportgeräte GmbH (English: Swing Air Sports Equipment Limited) is a German aircraft manufacturer based in Landsberied, 30 km (19 mi) west of Munich, near the Bavarian Alps.[1]
The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paragliders and paramotor wings in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft, as well as paragliding harnesses, reserve parachutes and accessories.[1]
The company is organized as a Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH), a German limited liability company.[1]
Founded in 1986, Swing is one of the oldest paraglider manufacturers and has a network of 170 distributors in 48 countries. The company's Arcus beginner level paraglider is one of the best-selling designs in the history of paragliding, with more than 8,500 sold.[2]
Aircraft
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Summary of aircraft built by Swing:
- Swing Apus
- Swing Arcus
- Swing Astral
- Swing Axis
- Swing Brave
- Swing Cirrus
- Swing Connect
- Swing Core
- Swing Discus
- Swing Hybrid
- Swing Mirage
- Swing Mistral
- Swing Mito
- Swing Naja
- Swing Nexus
- Swing Nyos
- Swing Scorpio
- Swing Sensis
- Swing Spitfire
- Swing Sting
- Swing Stratus
- Swing Trinity
- Swing Tusker
- Swing Twin
References
- ^ a b c Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 32. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ Swing Flugsportgeräte. "Pioneers in Paragliding". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
External links
- Official website