APCO - Company Profile
APCO Aviation is
one of the world's biggest producers of paragliders, harnesses, parachute
rescue systems and accessories and has been producing world-beating gliders
for over ten years. From paragliders like the high performance Extra, which
still holds the World Distance Record, and the entry level Prima, a wing
that has become a benchmark for many schools and instructors around the
world, to the Mayday Emergency System which continues to save pilots on
a regular basis.
APCO has been involved in the paragliding industry from the very beginning.
Anatoly Cohn, the company's owner and founder, started in hang gliding,
designing and building gliders from 1976 with Agur Gliders until 1982 when
he founded APCO. He quickly realized that paragliding was the direction
for sport flying and concentrated on developing quality gliders at a competitive
price. Since that time the company has steadily grown and now employs 60
people and produces thousands of paragliders, harnesses and parachute reserve
systems every year.
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Inside the new 3200 sq. mtr factory specifically built for APCO's production
requirements. All APCO paragliders, harness, reserve systems and accessories
are manufactured here......... |
| Cloth lay-up - up to 80 layers can be cut. |
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Each paraglider is individually sewn by a skilled machinist. |
| Rigging the wing ... |
and checking line lengths |
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Quality control - a vital part of the process
Every glider is test inflated before being signed off.
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The finished product soaring one of APCO's many test sites. |