Ozone Gliders
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aircraft manufacturing |
| Headquarters | Le Bar-sur-Loup , France |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Mike Cavanagh (CEO), Robbie Whittall (Designer) |
| Products | Paragliders, paramotors, speed flying wings, parafoil kites, inflatable kites |
Ozone Gliders Limited is an aircraft manufacturer based in Le Bar-sur-Loup, France, with its official registration located in Edinburgh, Scotland. The firm focuses on the design and production of ready-to-fly paragliders.[1][2]
The company is led by CEO Mike Cavanagh, while the paraglider designs are developed by world champion pilot Robbie Whittall.[1][3]
Ozone's product lineup in 2003 encompassed a wide variety of paragliders, including training models like the Atom, tandem gliders such as the Mac Daddy Bi, mountain descent wings named Peak, competition-level Proton GT, sport-oriented Vibe, and intermediate Vulcan.[1]
Collaborations between Whittall, Ozone, and other companies like Pilots Right Stuff have resulted in co-designed gliders such as the PRS Peak for mountain descent purposes.[1]
Divisions
The company operates through four specialized branches:[4]
- Ozone Gliders Limited – focused on paraglider manufacturing
- Ozone Power Limited – dedicated to producing paramotors and speed flying wings
- Ozone Kites Limited – designs and manufactures parafoil kites for snow, water, and land activities
- Ozone Kitesurf Limited – specializes in inflatable kites tailored for kitesurfing
Aircraft
An overview of significant aircraft created by Ozone Gliders includes:
- Ozone Addict
- Ozone Alpina
- Ozone Buzz
- Ozone Cosmic Rider
- Ozone Element
- Ozone Enzo
- Ozone Mantra
- Ozone Mojo
- Ozone Octane
- Ozone Rush
- Ozone Swift
- Ozone Vibe
- Ozone Vulcan
- Ozone Zeno
External links
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedWDLA04 - ↑ "Ozone Paragliders > Team > Philosophy". 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.