Phoenix Industries, Inc. was an American

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based in Southampton, New Jersey. 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 and paramotors in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft in the US

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category.Downey, Julia: ''2000 Trike and 'Chute Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 17, Number 2, February 2000, pages 52-53. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851Downey, Julia: ''2005 Trikes 'Chutes and Rotorcraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 22, Number 2, February 2005, page 51. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page D-24. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 342. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. The company produced a powered paraglider, the

Phoenix Industries B1Z ParaFlyer The Phoenix Industries B1Z ParaFlyer (sometimes called the B12 or B1-Z) is an American paramotor that was designed and produced by Phoenix Industries of Southampton, New Jersey for powered paragliding.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopp ...

of which ten had been sold by 2000, and three powered parachute designs, the

Phoenix Industries CV1 ParaFlyer The Phoenix Industries CV1 ParaFlyer is an American powered parachute that was designed and produced by Phoenix Industries of Southampton, New Jersey. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied as a complete ready-to ...

Phoenix Industries TZ-1 ParaFlyer The Phoenix Industries TZ-1 ParaFlyer is an American powered parachute that was designed and produced by Phoenix Industries of Southampton, New Jersey. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateu ...

and the

Phoenix Industries Sport The Phoenix Industries Sport is an American powered parachute that was designed and produced by Phoenix Industries of Southampton, New Jersey. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied as in the form of plans for a ...

. A total of 15 CV1 ParaFlyers and 16 Sports had been sold by 2005. All designs were single-seaters. The company seems to have been established c. 1997 and gone out of business about 2005.

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