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Gryphen Aircraft Industries Srl. (ex-Fly Synthesis Srl) is an Italian aircraft manufacturer based in Mortegliano. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of carbon fibre ultralight aircraft.

Founded in the late 1980s in Gonars, the company produced its first aircraft, the Storch in 1990. The company was sold to new owners, in 2000. In 2006 the company moved to its present location, a 3,000 m2 (32,000 sq ft) modern and efficient facility beside the old WW2 military base in Mortegliano.

During 2024, Gryphen Aircraft Industries Srl (ex-Fly Synthesis) purchased all the assets and the factory in Mortegliano (UD), Italy, and is now manufacturing again the famous aircraft (listed below)

Aircraft

Fly Synthesis Catalina
Fly Synthesis Texan
Summary of aircraft built by Fly Synthesis
Model nameIntroducedNumber builtType
Fly Synthesis Catalina2010high-wing, single engine, amphibious, ultralight aircraft
Fly Synthesis Storch1990high-wing, single engine ultralight aircraft
Fly Synthesis Syncro2009high-wing, single engine ultralight aircraft
Fly Synthesis Texan1999low-wing, single engine ultralight aircraft
Fly Synthesis Wallabyhigh-wing, single engine ultralight aircraft

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