Independence Paragliding is a German
aircraft manufacturer
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based in
Eisenberg, Bavaria and founded by designer Michaël Nesler and test pilot Christian Amon. The company is a division of
Fly-Market Flugsport-Zubehör GmbH & Co. KG and 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 with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness or lies supine in a cocoon-like ' ...
s in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft as well as reserve
parachutes, harnesses and paragliding accessories.
[Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 19. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ]
The company's line of aircraft in the mid-2000s included the
Akron
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intermediate glider, the
Avalon
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beginner glider and the
Dragon intermediate. The competition glider of that period, the
Raptor
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, was sold at a discounted price to support competition pilots. The company also sold a two-place glider for
flight training, the
Speed Tandem.
Aircraft
Summary of aircraft built by Independence Paragliding:
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Independence Air Taxi
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Independence Akron
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Independence Avalon
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Independence Cruiser
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Independence Draco
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Independence Dragon
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Independence Duett
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Independence Duke
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Independence Excalibur
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Independence Galaxy
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Independence Garuda
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Independence Grasshopper
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Independence Geronimo
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Independence Groundhandling Trainer
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Independence Merlin
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Independence Mountain
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Independence Pioneer
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Independence Raptor
The Independence Raptor is a German single-place, paraglider that was designed by Michaël Nesler and produced by Independence Paragliding of Eisenberg, Thuringia. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directo ...
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Independence Speed
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Independence Speed Tandem
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Independence Sportster
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Independence Striker
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Independence Tensing
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Independence T-Fighter
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Independence Trainer
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Independence Voyager
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Independence Zippy PT
References
External links
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{{Independence aircraft
Aircraft manufacturers of Germany
Paragliders