Rad Aviation was a British
aircraft manufacturer
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based in
Kidlington. The company was formed by John Radford and specialized 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 on ...
in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the European
microlight rules.
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The company was founded in 1989 as a
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 ...
research and development
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enterprise, producing their first production paramotor in 1995. By 2006 they reported that they had shipped more than 450 paramotors, selling mostly in the UK and Europe, plus the Middle East. The company went out of business in about 2006.
The company focus was on very lightweight paramotors with low-powered engines. Designs produced included the
Rad Arrow,
MXL,
RXL and the
SXL Custom.
Aircraft
References
External links
Company website archiveson
Archive.org
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{{Rad aircraft
Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United Kingdom
Ultralight aircraft
Paramotors