Paraavis Company (sometimes styled as "ParAAvis") is a Russian

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based in

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

and founded in 1992. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of

paramotors Powered paragliding, also known as paramotoring or PPG, is a form of ultralight aviation where the pilot wears a back-pack motor (a paramotor) which provides enough thrust to take off using a paraglider. It can be launched in still air, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

powered parachute A powered parachute, often abbreviated PPC, and also called a motorized parachute or paraplane, is a type of aircraft that consists of a parafoil with a motor and wheels. The FAA defines a powered parachute as ''a powered aircraft a flexible or ...

s and parafoil

kite A kite is a tethered heavier than air flight, heavier-than-air craft with wing surfaces that react against the air to create Lift (force), lift and Drag (physics), drag forces. A kite consists of wings, tethers and anchors. Kites often have ...

s for

kitesurfing Kiteboarding or kitesurfing is a sport that involves using wind power with a large power kite to pull a rider across a water, land, snow, sand, or other surface. It combines the aspects of paragliding, surfing, windsurfing, skateboarding, snow ...

, in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the US

FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles Ultralight aircraft exist outside of the United States. In most countries, ultralights are a class of aircraft. A completely different legal concept is valid within the USA. The FAA makes explicitly clear that ultralight vehicles are not air ...

rules and the European

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microlight Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and conventional three-axis control aircraft with ailer ...

category.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', pages 26 and 71. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X The company draws its workforce from graduates of the Russian aviation technical institutes.

Products

Paraavis paragliders have been the choice of several champions, including, Valeriy Rozov, the coach of the Russian parachute sport team; Igor Potapkin, the winner of the bronze medal in paragliding at the 2001 World Air Games, 2003 World Champion and winner of the Open Cup of Germany in 2003; Mihail Koz’min, 2003 World Champion in the PL2 class; Mariya Ryabikova and Vasiliy Rodin, who were Sky-surfing World Champions in 2003; Mariya Ryabikova and Viktoriya Demidova, 2004 World Championship silver medal winners; Dmitriy Ovodenko and Igor Kalinin, the Sky-surfing World Champions 2004. Additionally the company's paragliders have been used by the Russian, Latvian and Kazakhstan paraglider teams and the Russian

Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center The Yuri A. Gagarin State Scientific Research-and-Testing Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC; Russian: Центр подготовки космонавтов имени Ю. А. Гагарина) is a Russian training facility responsible for tra ...

. The company builds a line of paramotors, including the now out-of-production

Paraavis Mirage The Paraavis Mirage is a Russian paramotor that was designed and produced by Paraavis of Moscow for powered paragliding. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coul ...

and Paraavis Sova, plus the current production Paraavis Pegasus and

Paraavis Vityaz The Paraavis Vityaz (Russian: "Витязь", English: "Knight") is a Russia paramotor, designed and produced by Paraavis of Moscow for powered paragliding. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ...

. The company manufacturers main parachutes as well as reserves, harnesses and parachute cargo systems. It has a range of powered parachutes, including wheel sets to convert paramotors into powered parachutes. The kitesurfing line includes kites that are designed for both snow and water use.

Aircraft

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* {{Paraavis aircraft Aircraft manufacturers of Russia Ultralight aircraft Powered parachutes Paramotors Russian brands Parachuting Manufacturing companies based in Moscow