ITV Parapentes (ITV Paragliders) is a French

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based in Doussard and formerly in

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s in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft. The company also constructs

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, Polaris and the

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. They also built a two-place glider for flight training, the

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. All gliders were designed by Xavier Demoury.

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by ITV: * ITV Asterion * ITV Awak * ITV Billy * ITV Bip Bip * ITV Boxer * ITV Bulldog * ITV Dakota * ITV Diamant * ITV Dolpo * ITV Fury * ITV Jedi * ITV Meteor * ITV Opale * ITV Papoose * ITV Pawnee * ITV Polaris * ITV Proxima * ITV Shakra * ITV Siam * ITV Stewart Tandem * ITV Tepee * ITV Thanka * ITV Tomahawk * ITV Tsampa * ITV Turquoise * ITV Vega

References

External links

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Company old website location archives
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