Company:Paramania

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Short description: British aircraft manufacturer
Paramania LLC
TypePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
Foundedcirca 2002
FounderMike Campbell-Jones
Headquarters,
ProductsParamotors, paragliders
Websiteparamania.com
Paramania Fusion

Paramania LLC is a British aircraft manufacturer based in London. The company was founded by powered paraglider competition pilot Mike Campbell-Jones in Le Chillou, France in about 2002 and later relocated to the UK. It specializes in the design and manufacture of wings for powered paragliding and at one time produced paramotors for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules and the European microlight category.[1][2][3]

Originally the company was established by Campbell-Jones in France to collaborate with Dudek Paragliding of Bydgoszcz, Poland in producing paragliders including Campbell-Jones' Reflex wing and paramotors, including the Paramania Vortex. Prior to that Campbell-Jones' designs were produced and marketed by the Eagle Flight Factory.[1]

By 2015 the company was specializing only in the design and production of wings for powered paragliding and was producing the Paramania GTS, GTX, Revo and the Rokit wings.[4]

Paramania wings are distributed by paramotor manufacturers, such as Paratour.[5]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Paramania
Model name First flight Number built Type
Paramania Vortex 2002 paramotor
Paramania Reflex 2002 powered paraglider wing
Paramania Action 2004 powered paraglider wing
Paramania GTS powered paraglider wing
Paramania GTX powered paraglider wing
Paramania Revo powered paraglider wing
Paramania Rokit powered paraglider wing
Paramania Fusion powered paraglider wing

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 71. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. Paramania. "Paramania contact". flyparamania.com. http://www.flyparamania.com/index.php?option=com_contact&view=contact&id=1&Itemid=3. Retrieved 11 November 2015. 
  3. Paramania. "Mike Campbell-Jones". flyparamania.com. http://www.flyparamania.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22&Itemid=36. Retrieved 11 November 2015. 
  4. Paramania. "Paramania Profile". flyparamania.com. http://www.flyparamania.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12&Itemid=26. Retrieved 11 November 2015. 
  5. "Paratour - Gliders". paratour.com. http://www.paratour.com/content/gliders.php. Retrieved 27 November 2015. 

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