{{Short description|Defunct South Korean aircraft manufacturer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Use American English|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox company | name = Edel Paragliders | logo = Edel Paragliders Logo.jpg | caption = | type = Privately held company | traded_as = | fate = Out of business | predecessor = | successor = | founded = 1990s | founder = | defunct = circa 2007 | hq_location = | hq_location_city = Gwangju | hq_location_country = South Korea | area_served = | key_people = CEO: Sung Heon Song | industry = Aerospace | products = Paragliders | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = | parent = Hispo Co, Ltd | divisions = | subsidiaries = | website = | footnotes = | intl = }}
'''Edel Paragliders''' was a South Korean aircraft manufacturer based in Gwangju and headed by Sung Heon Song. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paragliders and paramotor wings in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft.<ref name="WDLA04">Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 14. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}</ref>
The company seems to have been founded in the 1990s and went out of business in about 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edelworld.com/ |title= |work=archive.org |accessdate=3 May 2016 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208124736/http://www.edelworld.com/ |archivedate=February 8, 2007 }}</ref>
The company was a subsidiary of the Hispo Company, Limited, which manufactured parachutes for military use and was established in 1982. Hispo also appears to be out of business.<ref name="WDLA04"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edelworld.com/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208124736/http://www.edelworld.com/|title=Edel Paragliders|archivedate=8 February 2007|work=edelworld.com|accessdate=3 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kor.bizdirlib.com/node/21362|title=Hispo Co., Ltd.|work=bizdirlib.com|accessdate=4 May 2016}}</ref>
Edel produced a very large range of paragliders and at one time was one of the world's largest manufacturers of them. In the mid-2000s they had 39 paraglider models in production, plus additional wings for paramotoring. Aircraft included the competition level Edel Ace, Excel and Millennium as well as the beginner's Be All and the intermediate level Live. The company also produced two-place gliders, like the Prime Bi.<ref name="WDLA04"/>
== Aircraft == [[File:Parapent ager.jpg|thumb|Edel Quantum paraglider]] Summary of paragliders built by Edel: *Edel 8000<ref name="para2000.org">{{cite web|url=http://para2000.org/wings/edel/|title=P@r@2000 - Wings voiles index EDEL - Para2000|website=para2000.org|accessdate=6 August 2018}}</ref> *Edel Ace *Edel Aerotik<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Apollo<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Atlas<ref>{{cite web|url=http://para2000.org/wings/edel/atlas.html|title=P@r@2000 - Wings / Voiles - Edel Atlas - Para2000|first=Gerard Florit|last=P@r@2000|website=para2000.org|accessdate=6 August 2018}}</ref> *Edel Be All *Edel Confidence<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Control<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Corvette<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Course<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Crazy<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Energy<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel EQ<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Excel *Edel Galazy<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Genious<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Infinity<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Jupiter<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Live *Edel Manta<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Mercury<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Millenium<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Millennium *Edel Mountain *Edel Mustang<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel New *Edel Orion<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Peacock<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Populair<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Power Atlas<ref>{{cite web|url=http://planetppg.com/Edel_Paragliders.html#Atlas|title=PlanetPPG Edel_Paragliders|website=planetppg.com|accessdate=6 August 2018}}</ref> *Edel Prime<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Prime Bi *Edel Promise<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Quantum *Edel Racer<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Rainbow<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Response<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Saber<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Sector<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Sector TX<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Solo<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Space<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Stardust<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Superspace<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Wisdom<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel Weekend<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel ZX<ref name="para2000.org"/> *Edel ZX Bi<ref name="para2000.org"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/*/www.edelworld.com Company website archives] on Archive.org {{Edel aircraft}}
Category:Defunct aircraft manufacturers of South Korea Category:Paragliders