# La Mouette

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French aircraft manufacturer

La Mouette Type Private company Industry Aerospace Founder Gérard Thevenot and Jean-Marc Thevenot Products Hang gliders, ultralight trikes, paramotors, paragliders, powered parachutes Divisions Helite

**La Mouette** (English: [Seagull](/source/Gull)) is a French aircraft manufacturer headquartered in [Fontaine-lès-Dijon](/source/Fontaine-l%C3%A8s-Dijon). The company specializes in the design and manufacture of [hang gliders](/source/Hang_glider), [paragliders](/source/Paraglider) and [ultralight trikes](/source/Ultralight_trike). At one time they also produced [paramotors](/source/Paramotor).[1][2][3]

Founded in 1974 by brothers Gérard Thevenot and Jean-Marc Thevenot, the company was formed to produce versions of the American Seagull hang glider. Their glider was named La Mouette, after which the company was named. In 1979 they produced the [La Mouette Atlas](/source/La_Mouette_Atlas) which remained in production through 2012 and of which there are over 8000 examples flying.[4]

In 1986 the company started building [paramotors](/source/Paramotor) and in 1995 introduced the "topless" hang glider, deleting the [kingpost](/source/Kingpost) and upper [flying wires](/source/Flying_wires).[4]

In 2010-11 the company developed an [electric aircraft](/source/Electric_aircraft), the [Samson](/source/La_Mouette_Samson).[5]

The company also built a rigid wing hang glider, the [Tsunami](/source/Helite_Tsunami) and a [powered parachute](/source/Powered_parachute), the [Skydancer](/source/Helite_Skydancer) under the brand *Helite*. Helite is today a company that specializes in [air bag](/source/Air_bag) designs.[1][6]

## Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by La Mouette Model name First flight Number built Type Atlas 1979 more than 8000 hang glider Profil hang glider Hermes hang glider Racer hang glider Sphinx hang glider Top Model hang glider Topless 1995 hang glider Top Secret hang glider Helite Tsunami rigid wing hang glider Cosmos ultralight trike O2B ultralight trike Revo ultralight trike Samson ultralight trike Skybike paramotor SR 210 mid-2000s paramotor ZR 250 mid-2000s paramotor Helite Skydancer powered parachute

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WDLA04_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WDLA04_1-1) Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: *World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04*, pages 45-46 and 82. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Cliche_2-0)** Cliche, Andre: *Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide* 8th Edition, page D-27. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-9680628-1-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9680628-1-4)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-KitplanesFeb2000_3-0)** Downey, Julia: *2000 Trike and 'Chute Directory*, Kitplanes, Volume 17, Number 2, February 2000, page 52. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Hist_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Hist_4-1) La Mouette (n.d.). ["History"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111225204513/http://www.lamouette.com/en/histoire1.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.lamouette.com/en/histoire1.html) on 25 December 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-WDLA11_5-0)** Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: *World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12*, page 216. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Helite airbag technology expert for sports with high accident rate"](http://helite.com/airbag-about.php?lg=en). *helite.com*. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.lamouette.com/)

v t e La Mouette aircraft Hang gliders Atlas Profil Sphinx Top Model Topless Top Secret Ultralight trikes Cosmos O2B Revo Samson Paramotors Skybike SR 210 ZR 250 Helite brand Helite Skydancer Helite Tsunami

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