Infinity Power Chutes, LLC is an American
aircraft manufacturer
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based in
Sturgis, Michigan
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and headed by Alvie Wall. It was originally located in
Bronson, Michigan
Bronson is a city located in west central Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,349 at the 2010 census.
Bronson is situated on U.S. Highway 12 about southwest of Coldwater. The ZIP code is 49028 and the FIPS plac ...
. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of
powered parachutes
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 or ...
in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft under the US
FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles
Ultralight aircraft in the United States are much smaller and lighter than ultralight aircraft as defined by all other countries.
In the United States, ultralights are described as "ultralight vehicles" and not as aircraft. They are not requ ...
rules, the European
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
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microlight
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and the American
light-sport aircraft
A light-sport aircraft (LSA), or light sport aircraft, is a fairly new category of small, lightweight aircraft that are simple to fly. LSAs tend to be heavier and more sophisticated than ultralight (aka "microlight") aircraft, but LSA restrictio ...
categories.
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Infinity is a
limited liability company
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.
The company currently offers two models of powered parachute, the
Infinity Commander
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Since the time of the ancient Greeks, the philosophical nature of infinity was the subject of many discussions ...
two seat light sport aircraft and the
Infinity Challenger
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single-seater. The US
Federal Aviation Administration
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had 191 aircraft made by Infinity
registered
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in July 2015.
Aircraft
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://infinitypowerchutes.com/
Aircraft manufacturers of the United States
Ultralight aircraft
Powered parachutes