Paratrek was an American
aircraft manufacturer based in
Auburn, California. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of
powered parachute
A powered parachute, often abbreviated PPC, and also called a motorized parachute or paraplane, is a type of aircraft that consists of a parafoil with a motor and wheels.
The FAA defines a powered parachute as ''a powered aircraft a flexible o ...
s in the form of kits for
amateur construction.
[Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 341. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ]
In the 1990s, the company produced the ''Angel'' line of powered parachutes, including the
Angel 1,
Angel 2-B,
Angel 3 and
Angel 4, with all carriages built from a combination of bolted
aluminium and
4130 steel
41xx steel is a family of SAE steel grades, as specified by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Alloying elements include chromium and molybdenum, and as a result these materials are often informally referred to as chromoly steel (common ...
tubing.
Aircraft
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Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United States
Ultralight aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft
Powered parachutes