Kimfly D.O.O. is a

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

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based in

Vodice, Vodice Vodice (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 32–33.) is a settlement in the Municipality of Vodice in the Upper Carniola region of ...

. 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 in the form ready-to-fly aircraft, as well as rescue

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.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 21. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. The company was founded in 1986 and started producing lightweight alpine descent gliders for the Slovenian domestic market. The early designs were all done in conjunction with Michaël Nessler. The company is a ''družba z omejeno odgovornostjo'', a Slovenian

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. Designs produced in the mid-2000s included the alpine descent Alpin and the intermediate

River A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...

. By 2014 the company was producing the intermediate Light Wing M24 and the Mini Wing Q alpine descent wing.

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Kimfly: *

Kimfly Alpin The Kimfly Alpin (Alpine) is a Slovenian single-place paraglider that was designed in collaboration with Michaël Nessler and was produced by Kimfly of Vodice. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of ...

* Kimfly Light Wing M24 * Kimfly Mini Wing Q * Kimfly River

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.kimfly.si/ Aircraft manufacturers of Slovenia Paragliders Companies established in 1986 1986 establishments in Slovenia Slovenian brands