
Paramania LLC is a British
aircraft manufacturer
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based in
London
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. The company was founded by powered paraglider competition pilot Mike Campbell-Jones in
Le Chillou,
France
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in about 2002 and later relocated to the UK. It specializes in the design and manufacture of wings for
powered paragliding
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 on ...
and at one time produced
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 on ...
for the US
FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles
Ultralight aircraft in the United States are much smaller and lighter than ultralight aircraft as defined by all other countries.
In the United States, ultralights are described as "ultralight vehicles" and not as aircraft. They are not requ ...
rules and the European
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 aile ...
category.
[Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 71. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X]
Originally the company was established by Campbell-Jones in France to collaborate with
Dudek Paragliding of
Bydgoszcz
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,
Poland
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in producing paragliders including Campbell-Jones'
Reflex wing and paramotors, including the
Paramania Vortex. Prior to that Campbell-Jones' designs were produced and marketed by the
Eagle Flight Factory
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.
By 2015 the company was specializing only in the design and production of wings for powered paragliding and was producing the
Paramania GTS
Paramania LLC is a British aircraft manufacturer based in London. The company was founded by powered paraglider competition pilot Mike Campbell-Jones in Le Chillou, France in about 2002 and later relocated to the UK. It specializes in the des ...
,
GTX,
Revo and the
Rokit wings.
Paramania wings are distributed by paramotor manufacturers, such as
Paratour.
Aircraft
References
External links
*{{Official website, https://paramania.com/
Aircraft manufacturers of the United Kingdom
Ultralight aircraft
Paramotors