Harmon Engineering Company

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Harmon Engineering Company
Type Privately held company
Industry Aerospace
FateOut of business after 1978
Products Aircraft plans

The Harmon Engineering Company was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Howe, Texas. The company specialized in aircraft plans for amateur construction. [1]

The company's original design, given the German name, Harmon Der Donnerschlag (English: Thunderclap) is a simple, open cockpit, single-seat mid-wing aircraft, built with a welded 4130 steel tube fuselage and wooden-framed wings, all covered in doped aircraft fabric covering. The aircraft was later developed into the Harmon Mister America, which uses the same construction methods and has a similar lay-out. Both designs also employ inexpensive automotive Volkswagen air-cooled engines. [1]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft designed by Harmon Engineering
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Harmon Der Donnerschlag Single seat sport airplane
Harmon Mister America 1975At least one [2] Single seat sport airplane

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References

  1. 1 2 Plane and Pilot: 1978 Aircraft Directory, pages 142-143. Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977. ISBN   0-918312-00-0
  2. Federal Aviation Administration (November 10, 2014). "Make / Model Inquiry Results" . Retrieved November 10, 2014.