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Swing Flugsportgeräte GmbH
Company type Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
Industry Aerospace
Founded1986
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

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

Summary of aircraft built by Swing:

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Swing Flugsportgeräte. "Pioneers in Paragliding". Retrieved 17 November 2016.

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