Seedwings Europe
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| Privately held company | |
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Headquarters | Schlitters, Austria |
| Products | Hang gliders and harnesses |
| Website |
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Seedwings Europe (formally Seedwings Airsports GmbH) is an Austrian aircraft manufacturer based in Schlitters and founded in 1987. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of hang gliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft as well as hang glider harnesses.[1][2]
The company is a Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH), a limited liability company.[2]
Seedwings Europe produces a wide range of hang gliders, including the intermediate Crossover XC, and Crossover XCS models, the beginner Funky, the high performance Skyrunner XR and Skyrunner XRS and the early intermediate level Space. In the 2000s the company produced the intermediate level Kestrel and Merlin, as well as the competition level topless Vertigo model.[1][3]
Aircraft
Seedwings Europe Space
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedwings Europe Kestrel | mid-2000s | hang glider | |
| Seedwings Europe Merlin | mid-2000s | hang glider | |
| Seedwings Europe Vertigo | mid-2000s | hang glider | |
| Seedwings Europe Funky | mid-2010s | hang glider | |
| Seedwings Europe Space | mid-2010s | hang glider | |
| Seedwings Europe Skyrunner XR | mid-2010s | hang glider | |
| Seedwings Europe Skyrunner XRS | mid-2010s | hang glider | |
| Seedwings Europe Crossover XC | mid-2010s | hang glider | |
| Seedwings Europe Crossover XCS | mid-2010s | hang glider | |
References
- 1 2 Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 47. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
- 1 2 "Seedwings". seedwings.eu. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ↑ "Seedwings Europe: Hang glider". seedwings.eu. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
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