__NOTOC__ Iberavia was a Spanish aircraft manufacturing company established in

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. Originally, the firm built aircraft instruments, but from

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onwards supplied training gliders of its own design to the

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(the

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). In

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it flew a prototype light plane, the Iberavia I-11 which only entered production when the firm was bought by

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shortly thereafter.

References

* {{cite book , last= Gunston , first= Bill , title=World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers , year=1993 , publisher=Naval Institute Press , location= Annapolis , pages=154 Defunct aircraft manufacturers of Spain Defunct companies of Spain Manufacturing companies based in Madrid Industrial history of Spain