Harmon Engineering Company

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

Harmon Engineering Company
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
FateOut of business after 1978
ProductsAircraft plans

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

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Summary of aircraft designed by Harmon Engineering
Model name First flight Number built Type
Harmon Der Donnerschlag Single seat sport airplane
Harmon Mister America 1975 At least one[2] Single seat sport airplane

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.