FlyNano
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| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Defunct | 2023 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Chief designer: Aki Suokas |
| Products | Single-seat seaplanes, under 70kg |
| Website | www |
FlyNano OY was a Finnish aircraft manufacturer based in Lahti. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of single-seat seaplanes built from carbon fibre.
The company's chief designer, Aki Suokas, previously designed several successful sailplanes and light aircraft, including the Eiri-Avion PIK-20, Valmet PIK-23 Towmaster, PIK-27 and the PIK-28.[1][2][3]
The company's first product, the FlyNano Proto boxplane flying boat was first presented at the «Aero 2011» in Friedrichshafen and first flown on 11 June 2012.[4][5][6][1][7][8] At least three aircraft were produced.[9]
By the Fall 2022, on Facebook page the company announced that deisgn of an UAV variant of the FlyNano Proto was done, showed up renders of the FlyNano Proto 2nd generation and of a two-seater plane project.[10][11][12]
Company become defunct in 2023.
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| FlyNano Proto | 11 June 2012 | 3[9] | one-seat ultralight flying boat |
| (unknown) | — | 0 (project) | two-seat ultralight plane |
| (unknown) | — | 0 (project) | unmanned flying boat |