Moyes Delta Gliders

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Moyes Delta Gliders
Type Privately held company
Industry Aerospace
Founded1967
Founder Bill Moyes
Headquarters,
Products Hang gliders
Website www.moyes.com.au

Moyes Delta Gliders is an Australian aircraft manufacturer based in Kurnell, New South Wales. The company was founded by Bill Moyes in 1967 and specializes in the design and manufacture of hang gliders. The company's designs have won many world, national and regional championships. [1] [2]

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One of the oldest hang glider manufacturers in the world, the company's Litespeed line monopolized world competition throughout the 2000s. [1]

An affiliated company, Moyes Microlights, builds the Moyes Dragonfly hang glider tug and at one time built the Moyes Tempest microlight sailplane. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6]

History

Founded in 1967 by Bill Moyes, a pioneer hang glider pilot, the company started building Moyes' own glider designs for towing behind boats initially. Moyes turned to mountain foot launching in 1968 at Mount Crackenback in the Australian Alps and glider designs developed accordingly. In early competition Moyes won many titles and awards. He retired from competition in 1974 to concentrate on glider design and production, while his son, Steve Moyes, took up competition flying for the Moyes brand. [7]

In November 2014 the company moved from its longstanding location in Botany, New South Wales to Kurnell, New South Wales. [2]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Moyes Delta Gliders
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Moyes CXS hang glider
Moyes GTR hang glider
Moyes Litespeed hang glider
Moyes Litesport hang glider
Moyes Malibu hang glider
Moyes Max hang glider
Moyes Mega hang glider
Moyes Mission hang glider
Moyes Sonic hang glider
Moyes Ventura hang glider
Moyes X2 hang glider
Moyes XL hang glider
Moyes XS hang glider
Moyes XT hang glider
Moyes Xtralite hang glider

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