Personal Flight
| Privately held company | |
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Fate | Out of business |
| Defunct | December 2003 |
| Headquarters | Chelan, Washington, United States |
| Products | Kit aircraft |
| Website |
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Personal Flight was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Kent, Washington and later Chelan, Washington. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of ultralight trikes, paramotors and powered parachutes in the form of kits for amateur construction including for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules.[1][2]
The company went out of business at the end of 2003.[3]
The company produced a diverse series of ultralight aircraft in the late 1990s, included the Personal Flight Sky-Tender, an ultralight trike flying boat, the Personal Flight Sky-Bike, a paramotor and the conversion of that model to a powered parachute, by the addition of a wheeled carriage as the Personal Flight Sky-Bike Trike.[1][2]
Personal Flight also acted as an importer and dealer for La Mouette hang gliders and Cosmos ULM ultralight trikes.[4]
Aircraft
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Flight Sky-Bike | paramotor | ||
| Personal Flight Sky-Bike Trike | powered parachute | ||
| Personal Flight Sky-Tender | ultralight trike flying boat | ||
References
- 1 2 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, pages 341 and 342. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
- 1 2 Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page C-26. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0-9680628-1-4
- ↑ Archive.org (12 February 2015). "Archives of www.personalflight.com". Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ Personal Flight. "Fly, trikes, paraglider, hang glider, Cosmos, ultralight, La Moutte". Archived from the original on 1 April 2003. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
External links
- Official website - former location
- Company website archives on Archive.org