Paraplane International

Paraplane International Corporation
Privately held company
Industry Aerospace
Fate Out of business
Founded 1983
Founder Stephen Snyder
Headquarters Medford, New Jersey, United States
Products Powered parachutes

Paraplane International Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer, founded by Stephen Snyder and based in Medford, New Jersey. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of powered parachutes in the form of kits for amateur construction and ready-to-fly aircraft in the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules.[1][2]

The company started out in 1983 as the ParaPlane Corporation and was based in Pennsauken, New Jersey. In 1995 it moved to Medford, New Jersey and became known as Paraplane International Corporation.[1][2]

The company was an early pioneer of powered parachutes and did much to popularize them in the United States.[1][2]

Models offered in the late 1990s included the single-seat Paraplane PSE-2 Osprey and Paraplane WD-1 Wind Dancer and the two-seat Paraplane GE-2 Golden Eagle.[1]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Paraplane International
Model name First flight Number built Type
Paraplane PSE-2 Osprey Single seat powered parachute
Paraplane WD-1 Wind Dancer Single seat powered parachute
Paraplane GE-2 Golden Eagle Two-seat powered parachute

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, pages 338-339. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 All Aero (2015). "ParaPlane Corp / Paraplane International Corp". Retrieved 7 April 2015.