Apco Aviation (usually styled APCO), is an Israeli

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based in Caesarea and founded in 1982 by Anatoly Cohn. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of

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s and at one time also made

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s and ultralight aircraft. It also manufacturers paraglider harnesses, the Mayday line of parachute rescue systems and other accessories.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 12. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. Cohn started building his first prototype hang glider in 1974. In 1978 he produced his first high performance hang glider and in 1982 started Apco Aviation. The company started producing paragliders in 1986 and has built more than 40 different models. It produces a wide range of paragliders that has included the competition Apco Simba, the Prima trainer, the Fiesta beginner glider, the intermediate Presta and Keara. The company occupies a factory in northern Israel that was specifically built for Apco. It employs 60 people there. In 1991 the Apco HiLite III set a World Distance Record for paragliders. The Apco Extra was also later flown to another World Distance Record for paragliders. In 2000 the Apco Futura set a world record, the company's tenth world record. The company's paragliders hold eleven world records.

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Apco Aviation: * Apco Activa * Apco Air Xtreme * Apco Allegra * Apco Bagheera * Apco Enigma * Apco Extra *

Apco Fiesta The Apco Fiesta is a family of Israeli single-place and two-place paragliders that was designed and produced by Apco Aviation of Caesarea. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003- ...

* Apco Force * Apco Fun * Apco Futura * Apco Game * Apco HiLite * Apco Hybrid * Apco Karma * Apco Keara * Apco Lift * Apco NRG * Apco Play * Apco Presta * Apco Prima * Apco Salsa * Apco Santana * Apco Sierra * Apco Simba * Apco Speedstar * Apco Starlite * Apco System K * Apco Tetra * Apco Tigra * Apco Thrust * Apco Twister * Apco Vista * Apco Zefira And "Mayday" series of rescues parachutes...

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* {{Apco aircraft Aircraft manufacturers of Israel Paramotors Hang gliders Paragliders Ultralight aircraft Manufacturing companies established in 1982 Israeli companies established in 1982