Harmon Engineering Company Explained

Harmon Engineering Company
Type:Privately held company
Fate:Out of business after 1978
Industry:Aerospace
Products:Aircraft plans

The Harmon Engineering Company was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Howe, Texas. The company specialized in aircraft plans for amateur construction.[1]

The company's original design, given the German name, Harmon Der Donnerschlag (English: Thunderclap) is a simple, open cockpit, single-seat mid-wing aircraft, built with a welded 4130 steel tube fuselage and wooden-framed wings, all covered in doped aircraft fabric covering. The aircraft was later developed into the Harmon Mister America, which uses the same construction methods and has a similar lay-out. Both designs also employ inexpensive automotive Volkswagen air-cooled engines.[1]

Aircraft

+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"Summary of aircraft designed by Harmon Engineering
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Harmon Der DonnerschlagSingle seat sport airplane
Harmon Mister America1975At least one[2] Single seat sport airplane

Notes and References

  1. Plane and Pilot: 1978 Aircraft Directory, pages 142-143. Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977.
  2. Web site: Make / Model Inquiry Results. 10 November 2014. Federal Aviation Administration. 10 November 2014.