Avian Limited

{{Short description|British aircraft manufacturer}}

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{{Use British English|date=May 2017}}

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| name = Avian Limited

| logo = Avian Logo 2012.png

| type = Private company

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| foundation = 1989

| founder = Steve Elkins and Neil Hammerton

| location_city = Bradwell, Hope Valley, Derbyshire

| location_country = United Kingdom

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| industry = Aerospace

| products = Hang gliders

| services = Manufacture, service, repair and sales of hang gliders and associated equipment.

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| homepage = [https://www.avianonline.co.uk/ www.avianonline.co.uk]

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Avian Limited is a British aircraft manufacturer that produces a line of recreational and competition hang gliders. The company also markets recreational aviation products from other companies, including rigid wing hang gliders from A-I-R Atos.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 42. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X{{cite web|title=Avianonline|url=https://www.avianonline.co.uk/|last=Avian Limited|first=|date=n.d.|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125094659/http://avianonline.co.uk:80/ |archive-date=25 January 2012 |accessdate=1 May 2020}}

Avian was founded in 1989 by Steve Elkins and Neil Hammerton. Avian acquired the manufacturing rights to the Aerial Arts Clubman hang glider and started by producing this design. This was quickly developed into the Avian Elan which remained in production for 10 years{{cite web|url = http://www.all-aero.com/index.php/contactus/63-hang-glider-paraglider/17861-avian-elan|title = Avian Elan|access-date = 1 May 2020|work = all-aero.com|year=2020|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200501113452/http://www.all-aero.com/index.php/contactus/63-hang-glider-paraglider/17861-avian-elan|archivedate = 1 May 2020}} when it was replaced by the Avian Rio, later developed into the Rio2.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}

Steve Elkins continued as owner and Director of Avian until 2017 when it was bought by Tim Swait{{Cite web|title=AMRC engineer spreads his wings to invest in the future of the UK’s sole hang glider manufacturer {{!}} AMRC|url=https://www.amrc.co.uk/news/amrc-engineer-spreads-his-wings-to-invest-in-the-future-of-the-uk-s-sole-hang-glider-manufacturer|website=www.amrc.co.uk|access-date=2020-05-01}} who also replaced him as Director.