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 'pod' suspended below a fabric wing. Wing shape is maintained by the suspension lines, the pressure of air entering vents in the front of the wing, and the aerodynamic forces of the air flowing over the outside.
Eagles Wing Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Normandy, Tennessee and later Morrison, Tennessee. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of powered parachutes in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules.
Société Nouvelle d'Aviation Sportive (SNAS) was a French aircraft manufacturer and flight school based in Noillac. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of powered parachutes in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the European Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category.
Technic'air was a French aircraft manufacturer based in Belvès. The company was founded by Pierre Allet, a paraglider pilot who had been on the 1991 French national team. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of powered parachutes in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules and the European Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight categories.
Aerodyne Technologies was a French aircraft manufacturer based in Étrembières and previously based in Talloires. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paragliders and reserve parachutes.
Apco Aviation, is an Israeli aircraft manufacturer based in Caesarea and founded in 1982 by Anatoly Cohn. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paragliders and at one time also made hang gliders and ultralight aircraft. It also manufacturers paraglider harnesses, the Mayday line of parachute rescue systems and other accessories.
The Calipt'Air Serenis is a Swiss single-place, paraglider that was designed and produced by Calipt'Air of Spiez. It is now out of production.
Dudek Paragliders is a Polish aircraft manufacturer based near Bydgoszcz and founded by Piotr Dudek, Wojtek Domanski, and Darek Filipowicz on August 22, 1995. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paragliders, rescue parachutes and paragliding harnesses.
Edel Paragliders was a South Korean aircraft manufacturer based in Gwangju and headed by Sung Heon Song. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paragliders and paramotor wings in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft.
Firebird USA LLC is an American parachute manufacturer based in Eloy, Arizona. The company also has locations in Germany, Sri Lanka, and the Czech Republic, and was formerly based in Füssen and Bitburg, Germany. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of parachutes and at one time also constructed paragliders and parafoil kites.
Gradient sro is a Czech aircraft manufacturer based in Prague and founded in 1997. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft.
Jojo Wings is a Czech aircraft manufacturer based in Roudnice nad Labem. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paragliders and parachutes in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft. The company also makes parafoil kites.
Kimfly D.O.O. is a Slovenian aircraft manufacturer based in Vodice, Vodice. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form ready-to-fly aircraft, as well as rescue parachutes.
Ozone Gliders Limited is an aircraft manufacturer based in Le Bar-sur-Loup, France, although it is registered in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft.
Paratech AG was a Swiss aircraft manufacturer based in Wasserauen and previously in Appenzell. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft, as well as paragliding harnesses, clothing and accessories.
Skif Paragliding is a Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer founded by Sergei Rozhko in 1993 and based in Feodosia. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft and also runs a paragliding flight training school.
Windtech Parapentes is a Spanish aircraft manufacturer based in Gijón and founded in 1994. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft, as well as rescue parachutes.
Wings of Change is an Austrian aircraft manufacturer based in Fulpmes, founded by Markus Gründhammer. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft.
Zero Gravity Paragliders was a South Korean aircraft manufacturer based in Seoul and founded by Mansoo Chae. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of ready-to-fly paragliders and parachutes.
XIX GmbH was a Swiss aircraft manufacturer based in Kronbühl, founded by Michi Kobler. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft.
