Wings of Change is an Austrian

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based in

Fulpmes Fulpmes is a market town and a municipality in Stubaital, Tyrol, Austria. In 2015 it had a population of 4,250, of whom 14.5% did not have Austrian nationality. Fulpmes is the center of iron production in the area, and lies at the base of the Schl ...

, founded by Markus Gründhammer. The company 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 'po ...

s in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 36. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. By 2003 the company had a range of gliders in their line including the Chinhook Bi two-place tandem, the intermediate Taifun and Twister, plus the performance

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. Reviewer Noel Bertrand said of the company in a 2003 profile, "Markus Gründhammer still manages to make the safest paragliders without losing anything in performance." The company's 2011 and later line includes gliders with such names as the Deathblade,

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and Psychohammer. Designer Gründhammer said of his Deathblade paraglider, a glider with an aspect ratio of 13.01:1, wing with 113 cells and a top speed of , "finally, a wing that meets my expectations of performance and flying qualities and equally challenges my skills. Some guys need a Ferrari. As for me, I build my own paragliders in order to advance as a test pilot and also on a personal scale. To me, the motivation of finding ever new dimensions and testing out the limits of feasibility means developing mental strength and feeling 'pure life'." The company also builds the Skyman line of lightweight mountain gliders for activities such as

bivouac flying 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 ...

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Wings of Change: * Wings of Change Acrominator * Wings of Change Braveheart *

Wings of Change Chinhook Bi The Wings of Change Chinhook Bi ( en, Chinook, italic=yes) is an Austrian two-place paraglider that was designed by Markus Gründhammer and produced by Wings of Change of Fulpmes. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: '' ...

* Wings of Change Crossblade * Wings of Change Deathblade * Wings of Change Druid * Wings of Change Edonis * Wings of Change Reinhold * Wings of Change Ötzi * Wings of Change Predator * Wings of Change Psychohammer * Wings of Change Speedy Gonzales * Wings of Change Taifun * Wings of Change Tsunami * Wings of Change Tuareg *

Wings of Change Twister The Wings of Change Twister is an Austrian single-place paraglider that was designed by Markus Gründhammer and produced by Wings of Change of Fulpmes, starting in 2003. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Dire ...

* Wings of Change X-Fighter * Wings of Change XPlor-air * Skyman Amicus * Skyman The Rock * Skyman CrossCountry * Skyman Heartbeat * Skyman CrossAlps * Skyman PassengAir * Skyman Tandem * Skyman Reinhold II * Skyman Furio

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* {{Wings of Change aircraft Aircraft manufacturers of Austria Paragliders Austrian brands