Harmening's High Flyers was an American aircraft manufacturer founded by Mike Harmening. It was originally based in Genoa, Illinois and later in Big Stone City, South Dakota. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of powered parachutes in the form of kits for amateur construction and ready-to-fly aircraft in the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Founder | Mike Harmening |
| Defunct | circa 2008 |
| Fate | Out of business |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Kit aircraft |
The company was founded in 1988 and seems to have gone out of business in 2008.[8]
Harmening's produced a whole range of powered parachutes including the base model High Flyer, Standard, Deluxe, Premiere, Executive and the High Five, all variants of the same basic design.[1][2][3][4][5]
Aircraft
edit| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmening High Flyer | Powered parachute | ||
| High Flyer Standard | 25 (2000) | Powered parachute | |
| High Flyer Deluxe | 25 (2000) | Powered parachute | |
| High Flyer Premiere | 30 (2000) | Powered parachute | |
| High Flyer Executive | 30 (2000) | Powered parachute | |
| High Five | 10 (2000) | Powered parachute |
References
edit- ^ a b Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page D-7. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0-9680628-1-4
- ^ a b Downey, Julia: 2000 Trike and 'Chute Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 17, Number 2, February 2000, page 50. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851
- ^ a b Downey, Julia: 2005 Trikes 'Chutes and Rotorcraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 22, Number 2, February 2005, page 50. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- ^ a b Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 337. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
- ^ a b Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 82. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ Susie Harmening. "Harmeningshighflyers.com - Powered Parachuting at its Best ~ Since 1988". harmeningshighflyers.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ Susie Harmening. "Harmeningshighflyers.com - Powered Parachuting at its Best ~ Since 1988". harmeningshighflyers.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2007. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ "Harmening's High Flyers". archive.org. Archived from the original on August 1, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.