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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Defunct | circa 2009 |
| Fate | Out of business |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Markus Villinger, Bruce Goldsmith |
| Products | Hang gliders, paragliders |
| Website | www |
Airwave Gliders was an Austrian aircraft manufacturer based on the Isle of Wight and later in Fulpmes. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of hang gliders and paragliders.[1]
The company was founded in 1979 and went out of business circa 2009.[2][3] As of 2019, the Airwave website still exists, but it just refers visitors to Bruce Goldsmith Design for support for Airwave products.[4]
The company produced a wide range of aircraft including Bruce Goldsmith paraglider designs, such as the Airwave Magic, Scenic, Sport, Ten and the Wave.[1]
- ^ a b Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 12. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ "Airwave-Gliders". Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "company". airwave-gliders.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ Experta Evolution. "Airwave". airwave-gliders.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.