Editing Air America (section)

=== Establishment and early products ===

Air America was founded by Dan Colby in 1990. The company initially developed products intended to improve the consistency of CO2-powered paintball markers before expanding into compressed-air systems.[1]

Its early products included the '''Whispering Death''' expansion chamber and '''Unireg''' adjustable pressure regulator.[1]

The Unireg was introduced during the early 1990s and became one of the first widely available compressed-air regulator systems for paintball. It was commonly supplied with 3,000 psi cylinders and offered adjustable output pressures suitable for different paintball markers.[2]

Alongside [[Paintball Mania Supplies]], Air America was among the earliest companies to promote compressed air as an alternative to CO2 for competitive paintball. Contemporary reporting credited both businesses with overcoming industry resistance to the adoption of HPA systems.[3]