Company:Swing Flugsportgeräte

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Short description: German aircraft manufacturer
Swing Flugsportgeräte GmbH
TypeGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
IndustryAerospace
Founded1986
Headquarters
Landsberied
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ProductsParagliders, paramotor wings
Websitewww.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

Swing Arcus, with over 8,500 produced, one of the most produced paragliders ever

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 32. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. Swing Flugsportgeräte. "Pioneers in Paragliding". http://www.swing.de/about-swing.html. Retrieved 17 November 2016. 

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