A huge happy birthday Today, Gilo has joined the ranks of visionary inventors and aerospace engineers that have successfully translated their boyhood dreams into a reality. It is his passion and determination that defines what we do as a company.
A huge happy birthday Gilo Cardozo is Founder and CEO of Gilo Industries Group, of which Mako Boardsports is a subsidiary. The concept of developing a jetboard is not new to Gilo, having investigated the development of a powered surfboard with an American company back in the late 90’s.
YOU may remember Gilo The seed of this improbable adventure was sown four years ago when Gilo Cardozo, a paramotor manufacturer, had a eureka moment. For those not familiar with paramotors, picture a parachutist with a giant industrial fan strapped to his back, which provides forward motion and boosts lift for the parachute - or wing - during takeoff.
Gilo, an aviation engineer and Founder of Rotron Engines, Gilo Cardozo, gave a sparkling account of the small super charged Wankel rotary engine in the backpack propulsion units that took him and Bear Grylls on their record breaking paraglider flight to the summit of Everest in
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An advanced engineering company, Gilo Industries develops innovative technologies for the Enterprise, Aerospace, Defense and Recreational markets worldwide. Michael Edward Cardoza - 1949 In January the Parajet Skycar expedition team, led by former British army officer Neil Laughton and Skycar inventor Gilo Cardozo, successfully completed its inaugural flight, an incredible journey from the picturesque surroundings of London to Tombouctou.
Step forward Gilo Cardozo MBE, Meet Gilo Cardozo. In he took an unassuming workshop in Semley, Dorset and began manufacturing world-beating paramotors (Imagine a cross between a jetpack and a paraglider and you’re close). Gilo called his company Parajet. Six years later they would hit the world stage.
MR GILES BENEDICT NUNEZ. Parajet Paramotors Evoke excitement and the ultimate sensation of freedom and adventure Throughout the world, paramotoring unites people deeply, passionately and authentically. From country to country, the ideals of freedom and self-expression that paramotoring embodies transcend cultures, gender and age. Being recognised as a leading brand is gratifying, but igniting the fire within people.