Ikarus Drachen Tomas Pellicci (English: Thomas Pellicci) is a German
aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engine ...
manufacturer based in
Stephanskirchen
Stephanskirchen ( bar, label=Central Bavarian, Steffeskirch) is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim (district), Rosenheim, Upper Bavaria in Germany.
Geography
Stephanskirchen is located on a glacially formed plateau. The Inn (river), ...
, founded by Tomas Pellicci. The company specializes in the design and construction of beginner
hang glider
Hang gliding is an air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorised foot-launched heavier-than-air aircraft called a hang glider. Most modern hang gliders are made of an aluminium alloy or composite frame cover ...
s for schools and
flight training use.
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History
Tomas Pellicci was born on 23 May 1950, in Stephanskirchen, but emigrated to
Australia in his early twenties, where he became involved in flying hang gliders, towed by boats. In 1973, he returned to Germany, where he met an American soldier, Californian Mike Harker, who was flying from hills. His background in model-making earned him a job at a local flight school repairing and modifying Ikarus hang gliders and eventually took over the company. By 2019 he was selling six to eight gliders per year.
Aircraft
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Aircraft manufacturers of Germany
Hang gliders