Paratrek

{{Short description|American aircraft manufacturer}}

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Paratrek was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Auburn, California. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of powered parachutes in the form of kits for amateur construction.Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 341. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. {{ISBN|0-9636409-4-1}}{{cite web|url = http://exp-aircraft.com/aircraft/pagesAir/ParaTrek.html|title = Paratrek|accessdate = 9 April 2015|work = Official Guide to Experimental Aircraft|date = }}

In the 1990s, the company produced the Angel line of powered parachutes, including the Angel 1, Angel 2-B, Angel 3 and Angel 4, with all carriages built from a combination of bolted aluminium and 4130 steel tubing.

Aircraft

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+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| Summary of aircraft built by Paratrek
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! Model name

! First flight

! Number built

! Type

align=left| Paratrek Angel 1

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|align=left| powered parachute

align=left| Paratrek Angel 2-B

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|align=left| two-seat powered parachute

align=left| Paratrek Angel 3

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|align=left| powered parachute

align=left| Paratrek Angel 4

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|align=left| powered parachute

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