Taddéoli, Emile

Emile Taddéoli (March 8, 1879 in Geneva – May 24, 1920 in Romanshorn) was a Swiss aviation pioneer. He was active as a pilot, instructor, test pilot, and also the probably most prominent pioneer using seaplanes in Switzerland. Taddéoli received the pilot’s brevet number 2 issued in Switzerland on October 10, 1910.

Tachikawa

Shin Tachikawa Kokuki Kabushiki Kaisha

New name from 1936 of Ishikawajima Aircraft Company Ltd.
Built for Japanese Army Air Force the Ki-9 and Ki-17 two-seat biplane trainers from 1935-1942 and 1935-1944 respectively; Ki-36 Army co-operation monoplane and its trainer derivative, the Ki-55 (1938-1944 and 1939-1943); the twin-engined Ki-54 multipurpose trainer-transport (1940-1945) and, under license as the army Type LO, 64 examples of the Lockheed Model 14 twin-engined transport. Other ventures included the Ki- 74 long-range pressurized twin-engined reconaissancebomber of 1944-1945 and prototypes of the twin-engined reconaissance Ki-70, Ki-77 and Ki-94 high-altitude “heavy” fighter. Company re-formed November 1949 as Shin Tachikawa Kokuki Kabushiki Kaisha. Built prototypes of the R-52 lightplane (first all-Japanese post-war aircraft) and R-53 in 1950s.

Swing Europe

Swing has been successfully developing paragliders since 1986 and is one of the pioneer manufacturers in the paragliding scene.

1998: Bad Feldring 25, d-82290 Landsberied, Germany.
1998: Bȁderstraβe 27a. D65321 Heidenrod-Kemel, Germany

In 1999, Swing Europe was working with 170 distributors in more than 48 countries. Swing is located 30 km west of Munich, near the Bavarian Alps, giving it an ideal base.

In 1999, Swing has 7 models (a total of 33 gliders in various sizes). The development team creates more than 50 prototypes each year.