Dudek Paragliders

Dudek Paragliders (until 26 May 2006 called Dudek Paragliding) is a Polish aircraft manufacturer based near Bydgoszcz and founded by Piotr Dudek, Wojtek Domanski, and Darek Filipowicz on August 22, 1995.[1] The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paragliders, rescue parachutes and paragliding harnesses.[3][4]

Dudek Paragliders
TypePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
FoundedAugust 22, 1995 (1995-08-22)[1]
FounderPiotr Dudek, Wojtek Domanski, Darek Filipowicz
Headquarters
Bydgoszcz
,
Poland
Key people
Managing partners: Wojtek Domanski and Piotr Dudek
ProductsParagliders, rescue parachutes and paragliding harnesses
Number of employees
140 as of 1 January 2018[2]
Websitewww.dudek.eu

In 2016 the two managing partners of the company were Wojtek Domanski and Piotr Dudek.[4]

Domanski has been the leader of Polish Paramotor Team at the World and European Championships since 2005 and was the sport director of the World Paramotor Championships that were held at Łomża in 2008. He was also the Polish delegate to CIMA microlight committee and in 2010, was elected president of the paramotor subcommittee at CIMA. He is the founder of the European Paramotor League project, which later became the World League Cup.[4]

Piotr Dudek has been paragliding since 1987 and is an instructor and competition pilot, flying in the 1995 World Championships held in Verbier, on a paraglider he designed and constructed.[4][5]

The company has produced a wide range of paragliders, including the beginner Dudek Rex, the intermediate Vox, Max and Shark, the competition Lux and Action and the two-pace Twix.[3]

Aircraft
Dudek Orca in flight.

Summary of aircraft built by Dudek Paragliders:[3][6]

  • Dudek Action
  • Dudek Air-Light
  • Dudek Alt
  • Dudek Atak
  • Dudek Bi-Light
  • Dudek Coden
  • Dudek Coden Pro
  • Dudek Colt 2
  • Dudek Condor
  • Dudek Elf
  • Dudek Freeway
  • Dudek Guliwer
  • Dudek Hadron
  • Dudek Jumbo
  • Dudek Lux
  • Dudek Mach 1.1
  • Dudek Manta
  • Dudek Marlin
  • Dudek Max
  • Dudek Nemo
  • Dudek Nucleon
  • Dudek Optic 2
  • Dudek Orca 4
  • Dudek Patrol
  • Dudek Plasma
  • Dudek Plus
  • Dudek Reaction
  • Dudek Reportair
  • Dudek Rex
  • Dudek Shark
  • Dudek Snake
  • Dudek Synthesis
  • Dudek Top
  • Dudek Traper
  • Dudek Twix
  • Dudek Universal
  • Dudek Vip
  • Dudek Vox
  • Dudek Wezyr
  • Dudek Zagzig
  • Dudek ZakoSpeed

References
  1. "Official Facebook Profile". Dudek Paragliders. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. "Official LinkedIn Profile". Dudek Paragliders. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 14. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  4. "The Dudek Crew". Dudek Paragliders. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  5. User, Super. "Dudek crew - Dudek Paragliders - paralotnie Mistrzów - Dudek Paragliders". www.dudek.eu. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  6. "Paralotnie Skrzydła". Dudek Paragliders. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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