Paratech AG was a Swiss

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based in

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and previously in Appenzell. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of

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s in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft, as well as paragliding harnesses, clothing and accessories.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 26. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. The company was founded in 1988 and seems to gone out of business in 2015. The company was an

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, a stockholder owned company. Paratech's paragliders, designed by Uwe Bernholz, had a unique model numbering system. In the early 2000s production included the beginner P25 and P26, the intermediate P43 and the performance P70, as well as the two-place P Bi4 for flight training.

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Paratech: * Paratech P12 * Paratech P22 * Paratech P25 * Paratech P26 * Paratech P28 * Paratech P43 * Paratech P45 * Paratech P50 * Paratech P70 * Paratech P81 * Paratech P Bi4 * Paratech P Bi6

References

External links

Company website archives
on

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{{Paratech aircraft Defunct aircraft manufacturers of Switzerland Paragliders Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1988 Swiss companies established in 1988