Paratech Explained

Paratech AG
Type:	Aktiengesellschaft
Foundation:	1988
Defunct:	2015
Hq Location City:	Wasserauen
Hq Location Country:	Switzerland
Key People:	Uwe Bernholz
Industry:	Aerospace
Products:	Paragliders

Paratech AG was a Swiss aircraft manufacturer based in Wasserauen and previously in Appenzell. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft, as well as paragliding harnesses, clothing and accessories.^[1]

The company was founded in 1988 and seems to gone out of business in 2015.^{[2] [3]}

The company was an aktiengesellschaft, a stockholder owned company.^[4]

Paratech's paragliders, designed by Uwe Bernholz, had a unique model numbering system. In the early 2000s production included the beginner P25 and P26, the intermediate P43 and the performance P70, as well as the two-place P Bi4 for flight training.^[1]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Paratech:

• Paratech P12
• Paratech P22
• Paratech P25
• Paratech P26
• Paratech P28
• Paratech P43
• Paratech P45
• Paratech P50
• Paratech P70
• Paratech P81
• Paratech P Bi4
• Paratech P Bi6

External links

• Company website archives on Archive.org

Notes and References

1. Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 26. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003.
2. Web site: Paratech Gleitschirmsportprodukte, Gleitschirme, Paragliders, Gurtzeuge, Harnesses, Kleidung und Zbehör. 3 October 2016. Paratech. 13 November 1999 . https://web.archive.org/web/19991113020830/http://www.paratech.ch/ . 13 November 1999.
3. Web site: Paratech . Internet Archive Wayback Machine . 3 October 2016.
4. Web site: Paratech - grüezi mitenand. 3 October 2016. Paratech. 2 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151002225215/http://www.paratech.ch/ . 2 October 2015.