Private company

Buckeye Industries

American powered parachute manufacturer

Buckeye Industries, also called Buckeye Aviation, was an American aircraft manufacturer, based in Argos, Indiana. The company was one of the leading manufacturers of powered parachutes and also produced some models of ultralight trikes. One model, the single-seat Buckeye Eagle, could be flown as either a powered parachute or equipped with a hang glider-style wing and flown as an ultralight trike.2 It ceased to exist in 2008.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • Industryaerospace industry1
  • HeadquartersArgos1
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Photo: CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons3

Buckeye Industries, also called Buckeye Aviation, was an American aircraft manufacturer, based in Argos, Indiana. The company was one of the leading manufacturers of powered parachutes and also produced some models of ultralight trikes.2

Products and brands

  • powered parachute

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2008Dissolved Dissolved1

Sources

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