Paraborne Aviation Explained

Paraborne Aviation
Fate:Out of business circa 2004
Products:paramotors
Key People:Scott Alan

Paraborne Aviation was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Kissimmee, Florida. Founded by Scott Alan, the company specialized in the design and manufacture of paramotors.[1] [2] [3]

Paraborne started off as the US distributor for the Goodwin Buckshot wheeled powered parachute design and the Daiichi Kosho Company's foot-launched Beat and Whisper paramotors. When Daiichi Kosho ceased production Alan designed his own derivative aircraft, the Paraborne Backplane, but it was not a commercial success and Paraborne ceased produced and went out of business in about 2004.

Aircraft

+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"Summary of aircraft built by Paraborne Aviation
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Paraborne Backplane1999Paramotor

Notes and References

  1. Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page D-23. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001.
  2. News: Powered Paragliders From the Past. 4 April 2012. Goin . Jeff . n.d.. Foot Flyer.
  3. Downey, Julia: 2000 Trike and 'Chute Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 17, Number 2, February 2000, pages 50-51. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851