Dudek Paragliders

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Dudek Paragliders
Company type Privately held company
Industry Aerospace
FoundedAugust 22, 1995;
29 years ago (1995-08-22) [1]
FounderPiotr Dudek, Wojtek Domanski, Darek Filipowicz
Headquarters
Bydgoszcz
,
Poland
Key people
Managing partners: Wojtek Domanski and Piotr Dudek
Products Paragliders, rescue parachutes and paragliding harnesses
Number of employees
140 as of 1 January 2018 [2]
Website www.dudek.eu

Dudek Paragliders (until 26 May 2006 called Dudek Paragliding) is a Polish aircraft manufacturer based near Bydgoszcz and founded by Piotr Dudek, Wojtek Domanski, and Darek Filipowicz on August 22, 1995. [1] The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paragliders, rescue parachutes and paragliding harnesses. [3] [4]

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In 2016 the two managing partners of the company were Wojtek Domanski and Piotr Dudek. [4]

Domanski has been the leader of Polish Paramotor Team at the World and European Championships since 2005 and was the sport director of the World Paramotor Championships that were held at Łomża in 2008. He was also the Polish delegate to CIMA microlight committee and in 2010, was elected president of the paramotor subcommittee at CIMA. He is the founder of the European Paramotor League project, which later became the World League Cup. [4]

Piotr Dudek has been paragliding since 1987 and is an instructor and competition pilot, flying in the 1995 World Championships held in Verbier, on a paraglider he designed and constructed. [4] [5]

The company was initially noted for its paramotor wings, but later branched into soaring and alpine descent wings. [6]

The company has produced a wide range of paragliders, including the beginner Dudek Rex, the intermediate Vox, Max and Shark, the competition Lux and Action and the two-pace Twix. [3]

The company's design of the Dudek Run&Fly alpine descent wing was noted by Cross Country magazine for its light weight of 968 grams in the 16 square metre size. [7]

The Dudek V-King is a dual purpose single-skin wing designed for soaring and also for paramotoring use. A Cross Country review praised the company's design for its performance and flexibility. [8]

Aircraft

Dudek Orca in flight. Dudek Orca.jpg
Dudek Orca in flight.

Summary of aircraft built by Dudek Paragliders: [3] [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Official Facebook Profile". Dudek Paragliders. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Official LinkedIn Profile". Dudek Paragliders. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 14. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN   1368-485X
  4. 1 2 3 4 "The Dudek Crew". Dudek Paragliders. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Dudek crew - Dudek Paragliders - paralotnie Mistrzów - Dudek Paragliders". www.dudek.eu. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Paraglider review: Dudek Optic Light 2". Cross Country magazine. 15 January 2018. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  7. ↑ Berger, Max (3 December 2019). "Dudek Run&Fly Review". Cross Country magazine. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Dudek V-King review (EN B single skin)". Cross Country magazine. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "Paralotnie Skrzydła". Dudek Paragliders. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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