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Paratech
Paratech AG was a Swiss aircraft manufacturer based in Wasserauen and previously in Appenzell. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft, as well as paragliding harnesses, clothing and accessories.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 26. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. The company was founded in 1988 and seems to gone out of business in 2015. The company was an aktiengesellschaft, a stockholder owned company. Paratech's paragliders, designed by Uwe Bernholz, had a unique model numbering system. In the early 2000s production included the beginner P25 and P26, the intermediate P43 and the performance P70, as well as the two-place P Bi4 for flight training. Aircraft Summary of aircraft built by Paratech: * Paratech P12 * Paratech P22 * Paratech P25 * Paratech P26 * Paratech P28 * Paratech P43 * Paratech P45 * Paratech P50 * Paratech P70 * Paratech P81 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paratech P25
The Paratech P25 is a Swiss single-place paraglider that was designed by Uwe Bernholz and produced by Paratech of Appenzell Appenzell is a historic canton in the northeast of Switzerland, and entirely surrounded by the canton of St. Gallen. Appenzell became independent of the Abbey of Saint Gall in 1403 and entered a league with the Old Swiss Confederacy in 1411, .... It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 26. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. Design and development The aircraft was designed as a beginner/intermediate glider. Variants ;P25S :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 45 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.3:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 1-2 certified. ;P25M :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 45 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.3:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paratech P43
The Paratech P43 is a Swiss single-place paraglider that was designed by Uwe Bernholz and produced by Paratech of Appenzell. It was introduced in 2003, but is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 26. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. Design and development The aircraft was designed as an intermediate glider. The wing design includes "Permanent Air Flow", a feature by which the cell openings are made smaller to improve the leading edge profile. Variants ;P43XS :Extra small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 49 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.4:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 1-2 certified. ;P43S :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 49 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.4:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 1-2 certified. ;P43M :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
