Sea-Bow International

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Sea-Bow International
Type Private company
Industry Aerospace
Founded2000
FateOut of business (2015)
Headquarters,
Key people
Gerald Racicot
Products Powered parachutes

Sea-Bow International was a Canadian aircraft manufacturer, based in Valcourt, Quebec. The company was founded by designer Gerald Racicot and specialized in the design and production of powered parachutes. The company was originally called Valmecot, Inc. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The company was founded about 2000 and went out of business in 2015. [4]

The company produced just one aircraft design, the Sea-Bow powered parachute. [1] [2] [3]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Sea-Bow International
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Sea-Bow International Sea-Bow Powered parachute

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References

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  2. 1 2 Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 85. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. 1 2 Downey, Julia: 2000 Trike and 'Chute Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 17, Number 2, February 2000, page 53. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851
  4. "Sea-Bow". Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 July 2015.