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Bruce Goldsmith

Video: Bruce Goldsmith buys Airwave

Bruce Goldsmith and a Brazilian business partner bought Airwave Paragliders at the start of April – he discusses the move in this video

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Airwave's website announces, Airwave Alive!

Bruce Goldsmith back at Airwave

Bruce Goldsmith has taken the helm of Airwave, alongside Brazilian distributor Roberto Galera

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Airwave's EN B Sport 5 paraglider

Airwave’s new EN B paraglider: the Sport 5

Airwave’s new research and development team have completed their new EN B paraglider, the Sport 5.

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Markus Villinger outside Airwave Paragliders office

Airwave positive about the future

Airwave paragliders alive and kicking says company boss Markus Villinger

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Airdesign paragliders

AirDesign: new manufacturer

Stephan Stiegler and Martin Gostner quit Airwave to start AirDesign Paragliders

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Stephan Stieglair joins Airwave

Airwave have announced that long-time UP designer and former world champion Stephan Stieglair will be moving from the German company and heading up Airwave’s R&D team.

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Advance on Bruce Goldsmith joining their design team

Bob Drury interviews Advance’s Valéry Chapuis about Bruce Goldsmith’s recent move to join their design team

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Airwave’s Laminar Controls low-drag paraglider steering system

Austrian paraglider manufacturer Airwave have patented a new, aerodynamic steering system, Laminar Controls, for cross country and competition pilots.

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Bruce Goldsmith joins Advance: Bob Drury finds out more

Bob Drury looks at Bruce Goldsmith’s career in paraglider design, and speaks to the man himself and to Markus Villinger about Bruce’s move to Advance.

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Airwave Sport Competition high-performing LTF 1-2 paraglider

Airwave have brought out a ‘racier’ version of their 2008 Sport 4 paraglider – the Sport Competition – for pilots looking for top performance in the LTF 1-2 class.

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Airwave Sport Cup Paragliding Competition 2010

The Airwave Sport Cup is for pilots of EN A and B Airwave paragliders, with a prize of a trip to the Red Bull Air Race in Hungary this August.

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Bruce Goldsmith set to join Advance

Airwave’s paraglider designer of nearly ten years, Bruce Goldsmith, is set to leave in the Spring, to join Thomas Ripplinger on Advance’s design team.

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Airwave FR5 open class competition paraglider

Airwave’s FR5 is the latest in their FR range of open class competition paragliders. They say it is “a real jump forward from the FR4″.

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Airwave’s Micro Paraglider

Austrian manufacturer Airwave have created a mini glider, the Rodeo, for  high wind soaring and fun ground handling sessions. They say, “It’s fast, fun and a perfect companion on a windy  dune” … “If it was a normal sized wing it would be a cool LTF 1-2 glider, but as it is so much smaller  [...]

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Web exclusive: British Champion Interview

Adrian Thomas won the British Paragliding Championship after a final week of great competition flying in the southern French Alps in August…

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Airwave Tandem

Airwave are pleased to announce that ‘A new generation in tandem design has been born!’ They say that through application of new techniques they have been able to combine improved launch characteristics with extremely easy and appealing handling and excellent flaring ability during landing. The Tandem is certified with a massive weight range (120 – [...]

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Airwave Cobra sports class paraglider certified

Airwave’s Cobra, replacement for the Mustang 2, has now been certified EN C and LTF 2 in the S size, along with the M and L. Airwave summarise the Cobra as a “top performing sports wing with attitude”. They say it has exceptionally high performance for its class and is as close to being a [...]

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Airwave Paratrekking Rucksack

Airwave Kar paratrekking rucksack

Airwave’s new Para-Trekking rucksack, the Kar, was designed with the help of professional mountaineers, globetrotters and paraglider pilots.

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Airwave GT light reversible paragliding rucksack / harness

Airwave’s GT Light is a lightweight paragliding harness / rucksack with built-in reserve pouch and air bags.

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Airwave Mustang 2 F/P

Airwave release a version of their highly successful sports wing, the Mustang, tuned and ready for both paragliding and paramotoring

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