Ozone Gliders
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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | CEO: Mike Cavanagh |
| Products | Paragliders |
| Website | flyozone |
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.[1][2][3]
The company CEO is Mike Cavanagh, while gliders are designed by hang gliding and paragliding world champion pilot Robbie Whittall.[1][4]
The company produces a complete line of paragliders. In 2003 their line-up included the training Atom, tandem two-place Mac Daddy Bi, mountain descent Peak, competition Proton GT, sports Ozone Vibe and the intermediate Vulcan.[1]
Whittall and Ozone have collaborated with other companies, such as Pilots Right Stuff in the design of their PRS Peak mountain descent glider.[1]
Divisions
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The company has four divisions:[5]
- Ozone Gliders Limited - manufactures paragliders
- Ozone Power Limited - manufactures paramotor and speed flying wings
- Ozone Kites Limited - manufactures parafoil kites for water, snow and land
- Ozone Kitesurf Limited - manufactures inflatable kites for kitesurfing
Aircraft
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Summary of aircraft built by Ozone Gliders:
- Ozone 6907
- Ozone Addict
- Ozone Alpina
- Ozone Atom
- Ozone Buzz
- Ozone Cosmic Rider
- Ozone Delta
- Ozone Element
- Ozone Enzo
- Ozone FLX
- Ozone Geo
- Ozone Groundhog
- Ozone Jomo
- Ozone LM4
- Ozone LM5
- Ozone LM6
- Ozone Mac Daddy Bi
- Ozone Magnum
- Ozone Mag2lite
- Ozone Mantra
- Ozone Mojo
- Ozone Octane
- Ozone Peak
- Ozone Proton
- Ozone Rush
- Ozone Swift
- Ozone Swiftmax
- Ozone Trickster
- Ozone Ultralite
- Ozone Vibe
- Ozone Vulcan
- Ozone XXLite
- Ozone Zeno
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, pages 23 & 28. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ "Ozone Paragliders > Team > Philosophy". flyozone.com. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Ozone Paragliders > Contact > Ozone". flyozone.com. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Ozone Paragliders > Team > Ozone People > Mike Cavanagh". flyozone.com. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Ozone :: Paragliders :: Paramotor :: Speed Wings :: Snowkites :: Landkites :: Kitesurf << Choose your passion". flyozone.com. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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