MCC Aviation SA (sometimes Mcc) is a
Swiss
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aircraft manufacturer
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based in
Grandvaux
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. 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, as well as paragliding harnesses, rescue
parachute
A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag or, in a ram-air parachute, aerodynamic lift. A major application is to support people, for recreation or as a safety device for aviators, who ...
s and paragliding accessories.
[Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 22. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ]
The company is a
Société Anonyme
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, a Swiss limited company.
The company introduced the intermediate
Boléa, designed by Paul Amiell, in the mid-2000s and then expanded the range to include higher performance gliders and two-seaters.
MCC's production facility is
ISO 9001-2001 certified.
Aircraft
Summary of aircraft built by MCC:
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MCC Amaya
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MCC Arolla
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MCC Beluga
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MCC Boléa
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MCC Insigia
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MCC Maluga
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MCC Orbea
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.mccaviation.ch/
Aircraft manufacturers of Switzerland
Paragliders