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.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 82. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485XDowney, Julia: 2005 Trikes 'Chutes and Rotorcraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 22, Number 2, February 2005, page 50. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
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.
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.
Aircraft
Summary of aircraft built by Gemini Powered Parachutes 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) Two-seat powered parachute
References
External links Company website archives on Archive.org