Swing Flugsportgeräte GmbH () is a German
aircraft manufacturer
An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, or spacecraft. Aerospace is a high technology industry.
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based in
Landsberied, west of
Munich
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...
, near the
Bavarian Alps
The Bavarian Alps (, ) is a collective name for several mountain ranges of the Northern Limestone Alps within the German state of Bavaria.
Geography
The term in its wider sense refers to that part of the Eastern Alps that lies on Bavarian state ...
.
[Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 32. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ]
The company specializes in the design and manufacture of
paraglider
Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched Glider (aircraft), glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a :wikt:harness, harness or in ...
s and
paramotor
Paramotor is the generic name for the harness and propulsive portion of a powered paragliding, powered paraglider ("PPG"). There are two basic types of paramotors: foot launch and wheel launch.
Foot launch models consist of a frame with harnes ...
wings in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft, as well as paragliding harnesses, reserve
parachute
A parachute is a device designed to slow an object's descent through an atmosphere by creating Drag (physics), drag or aerodynamic Lift (force), lift. It is primarily used to safely support people exiting aircraft at height, but also serves va ...
s and accessories.
The company is organized as a
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
(; ) is a type of Juridical person, legal entity in German-speaking countries. It is equivalent to a (Sàrl) in the Romandy, French-speaking region of Switzerland and to a (Sagl) in the Ticino, Italian-speaking region of Switzerland.
It is a ...
(GmbH), a German
limited liability company
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.
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.
Aircraft
Summary of aircraft built by Swing:
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Swing Apus
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Swing Arcus
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Swing Astral
Swing or swinging may refer to:
Apparatus
* Swing (seat), a hanging seat that swings back and forth
* Pendulum, an object that swings
* Russian swing, a swing-like circus apparatus
* Swing ride, an amusement park ride consisting of suspended se ...
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Swing Axis
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Swing Brave
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Swing Cirrus
The Cirrus is a German single-place paraglider that was designed and produced by Swing Flugsportgeräte of Landsberied, near the Bavarian Alps. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviat ...
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Swing Connect
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Swing Core
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Swing Discus
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Swing Hybrid
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Swing Mirage
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Swing Mistral
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Swing Mito
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Swing Naja
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Swing Nexus
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Swing Nyos
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Swing Scorpio
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Swing Sensis
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Swing Spitfire
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Swing Sting
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Swing Stratus
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Swing Trinity
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Swing Tusker
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Swing Twin
References
External links
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{{Swing aircraft
Aircraft manufacturers of Germany
Paramotors
Paragliders
Companies established in 1986
1986 establishments in West Germany
German brands