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Icaro 2000 is an Italian aircraft manufacturer, based in Sangiano. The company specializes in the design and manufacturer of hang gliders, ultralight trikes and hang gliding helmets.〔Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 45. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X〕 By the end of 2010 the company had sold over 9,000 hang gliders including many used by world champions. ==History== The company was founded in 1973 by Alfio Caronti and Peter Skarupp to produce Bill Moyes' hang glider designs under licence for boat towing. Franco Garzia & Gianni Hotz bought the company in 1981 and continued to produce Moyes' designs. By 1991 the company had sold more than 3,000 hang gliders and decided to develop its own designs and have each one DHV certified.〔 In 1992 Icaro 2000 introduced its first model, the Icaro Brazil. The highly successful Icaro Laminar was introduced in 1994 and remains in production in 2012, having been used by many world champions. The company introduced its first "topless" design, lacking a kingpost in 1996.〔 In 1998 the company starting making hang gliding helmets under the brand name ''4fight''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Icaro 2000」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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