Paratech AG was a
Swiss
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aircraft manufacturer
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based in
Wasserauen
Wasserauen is a place in the district of Schwende in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland.
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and previously in
Appenzell
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Appenzell became independent of the Abbey of Saint Gall in 1403 and entered a league with the Old Swiss Confederacy in 1411, ...
. The company specialized 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 'po ...
s in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft, as well as paragliding harnesses, clothing and accessories.
[Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 26. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ]
The company was founded in 1988 and seems to gone out of business in 2015.
The company was an
aktiengesellschaft
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, a stockholder owned company.
Paratech's paragliders, designed by Uwe Bernholz, had a unique model numbering system. In the early 2000s production included the beginner
P25 and
P26, the intermediate
P43 and the performance
P70, as well as the two-place
P Bi4 for
flight training
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Flight training can be conducted under a str ...
.
Aircraft
![ParatechP50](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/ParatechP50.jpg)
Summary of aircraft built by Paratech:
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Paratech P12
Paratech AG was a Swiss aircraft manufacturer based in Wasserauen and previously in Appenzell. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft, as well as paragliding harnesses, clothing ...
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Paratech P22
Paratech AG was a Swiss aircraft manufacturer based in Wasserauen and previously in Appenzell. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft, as well as paragliding harnesses, clothing ...
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Paratech P25
The Paratech P25 is a Swiss single-place paraglider that was designed by Uwe Bernholz and produced by Paratech
Paratech AG was a Swiss aircraft manufacturer based in Wasserauen and previously in Appenzell. The company specialized in the de ...
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Paratech P26
Paratech AG was a Switzerland, Swiss aircraft manufacturer based in Wasserauen and previously in Appenzell (town), Appenzell. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft, as well as ...
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Paratech P28
Paratech AG was a Swiss aircraft manufacturer based in Wasserauen and previously in Appenzell. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft, as well as paragliding harnesses, clothing ...
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Paratech P43
The Paratech P43 is a Swiss single-place paraglider that was designed by Uwe Bernholz and produced by Paratech of Appenzell. It was introduced in 2003, but is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure ...
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Paratech P45
Paratech AG was a Swiss aircraft manufacturer based in Wasserauen and previously in Appenzell. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft, as well as paragliding harnesses, clothing ...
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Paratech P50
Paratech AG was a Swiss aircraft manufacturer based in Wasserauen and previously in Appenzell. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft, as well as paragliding harnesses, clothing ...
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Paratech P70
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Paratech P81
Paratech AG was a Swiss aircraft manufacturer based in Wasserauen and previously in Appenzell. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft, as well as paragliding harnesses, clothing ...
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Paratech P Bi4
Paratech AG was a Switzerland, Swiss aircraft manufacturer based in Wasserauen and previously in Appenzell (town), Appenzell. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft, as well as ...
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Paratech P Bi6
Paratech AG was a Swiss aircraft manufacturer based in Wasserauen and previously in Appenzell. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft, as well as paragliding harnesses, clothing ...
References
External links
Company website archiveson
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Defunct aircraft manufacturers of Switzerland
Paragliders
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1988
Swiss companies established in 1988