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| name = Offpiste Aviation Limited |
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| type = [[Privately held company]] |
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==References== |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/*/www.skyfloating.com Company website archives] on [[Archive.org]] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/*/www.skyfloating.com Company website archives] on [[Archive.org]] |
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[[Category:Companies based in Gloucestershire]] |
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Revision as of 19:27, 22 February 2018
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| Company type | Privately held company |
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| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Defunct | 2003 |
| Fate | Out of business following founder's death |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Colin Lark |
| Products | Hang gliders |
Offpiste Aviation Limited (Template:Lang-en) was a British aircraft manufacturer based in Dursley, Gloucestershire and founded by hang glider competition pilot Colin Lark. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of hang gliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft.[1][2]
The company was founded in 1995 and went out of business when Lark died of cancer on 8 September 2003.[2][3][4][5]
The company was founded to produce the Discovery series of hang gliders, designed by Bill Pain. The Discovery series are termed Sky Floaters, hang gliders designed for slow, local flying, lightness of weight and ease of handling, over high performance and cross-country capability. The series quickly became the best selling hang glider design in the UK by the mid-2000s.[1][4]
Aircraft
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offpiste Discovery | hang glider |
References
- ^ a b Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 47. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ a b "Skyfloating, Colin Lark and the Discovery". skyfloating.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2005. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". archive.org. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ a b "About Offpiste Aviation Ltd". skyfloating.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2002. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ Johnson, Dan. "April 2004". bydanjohnson.com. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
External links
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