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Type | Limited liability company |
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Industry | Aerospace |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | President: Frank Williams (since 2019) |
Products | Powered parachutes |
Website | infinitypowerchutes |
Infinity Power Chutes, LLC is an American aircraft manufacturer currently based in Uniondale, Indiana and headed by Frank Williams since 2019. It was originally located in Bronson, Michigan then moved to Sturgis, Michigan. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of powered parachutes in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft under the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, the European Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight and the American light-sport aircraft categories. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Infinity is a limited liability company. [3]
The company currently offers two models of powered parachute, the Infinity Commander two seat light sport aircraft and the Infinity Challenger single-seater. The US Federal Aviation Administration had 191 aircraft made by Infinity registered in July 2015. [1] [6]
Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
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Infinity Challenger | single-seat powered parachute | ||
Infinity Commander | two-seat powered parachute | ||
Infinity Purple | two-seat powered parachute | ||
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