Phoenix Industries, Inc. was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Southampton, New Jersey. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of powered parachutes and paramotors in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft in the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles category.[1][2][3][4]
| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | Circa 1997 |
| Fate | Out of business circa 2005 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Kit aircraft |
The company produced a powered paraglider, the Phoenix Industries B1Z ParaFlyer of which ten had been sold by 2000, and three powered parachute designs, the Phoenix Industries CV1 ParaFlyer, Phoenix Industries TZ-1 ParaFlyer and the Phoenix Industries Sport. A total of 15 CV1 ParaFlyers and 16 Sports had been sold by 2005. All designs were single-seaters.[1][2][3][4]
The company seems to have been established c. 1997 and gone out of business about 2005.[1][2][3][5]
Aircraft
edit| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Industries B1Z ParaFlyer | 10 (2000) | Paramotor | |
| Phoenix Industries CV1 ParaFlyer | 15 (2000) | Powered parachute | |
| Phoenix Industries Sport | 16 (2005) | Powered parachute | |
| Phoenix Industries TZ-1 ParaFlyer | Powered parachute |
References
edit- ^ a b c Downey, Julia: 2000 Trike and 'Chute Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 17, Number 2, February 2000, pages 52-53. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851
- ^ a b c Downey, Julia: 2005 Trikes 'Chutes and Rotorcraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 22, Number 2, February 2005, page 51. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- ^ a b c Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page D-24. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0-9680628-1-4
- ^ a b Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 342. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
- ^ Phoenix Industries (February 8, 2015). "Paraflyer". paraflyer.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2007. Retrieved February 8, 2015.