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| Type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | circa 2002 |
| Defunct | 2007 |
| Fate | Out of business |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Powered parachutes |
Gemini Powered Parachutes was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Culver, Indiana. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of powered parachutes in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft under the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules and the European Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category.[1][2]
The company was founded by a former employee of Buckeye Industries. It seems to have been founded about 2002 and gone out of business in 2007.[1][3]
Gemini produced a series of single-seat powered parachutes, including the Gemini Classic, Gemini Star, Gemini Ultra Star and Gemini Viper. There was also one two-seat trainer model, the Gemini Twin which had sold 60 aircraft by 2005.[1][2][4]
Aircraft
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini Classic | Single-seat powered parachute | ||
| Gemini Star | Single-seat powered parachute | ||
| Gemini Ultra Star | Single-seat powered parachute | ||
| Gemini Viper | Single-seat powered parachute | ||
| Gemini Twin | 60 (2005)[2] | Two-seat powered parachute | |
References
- 1 2 3 Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 82. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
- 1 2 3 Downey, Julia: 2005 Trikes 'Chutes and Rotorcraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 22, Number 2, February 2005, page 50. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- ↑ "Gemini Powered Parachutes". Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Gemini Powered Parachutes". geminipoweredparachutes.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2007. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
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