Trio-Twister

Trio-Twister
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
Founded2003
Founderfrenchfried Stolle
Defunct2005
Headquarters
Eichwalde
,
Germany
ProductsPowered parachutes

Trio-Twister was a German aircraft manufacturer based in Eichwalde and founded by Siegfried Stolle. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of powered parachutes in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles and the European Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight categories.[1]

The company was founded in 2003 and went out of business in 2005.[2]

Trio-Twister produced two powered parachute designs, the single-seat Trio-Twister 103 and two-seat Trio-Twister 203. Both incorporated a central canopy attachment and tilting seats, which allowed the pilot to see up and behind to ensure that the canopy inflated correctly.[1]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Trio-Twister
Model name First flight Number built Type
Trio-Twister 103 2003 Single-seat powered parachute
Trio-Twister 203 2005 Two-seat powered parachute

References

  1. ^ a b Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, pages 87-88. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. ^ "Trio-Twister". Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 September 2015.