Advance Omega

The Advance Omega is a series of Swiss single-place, paragliders, designed and produced by Advance Thun of Thun.
Design and development.
The Omega was designed as the competition glider in the company's line.
The design has progressed through many generations of models, from the original Omega, through the Omega 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 to the Omega XAlps, each improving on the last. The models are each named for their rough wing area in square metres.
The Omega XAlps variant was developed as a specially lightened model, for cross country bivouac flying, involving flying, camping and hiking.
Operational history.
The Omega XAlps was flown by Chrigel Maurer and Sebastian Huber in the 2015 Red Bull X-Alps competition. They flew over seven days and placed first and second respectively.