Swiss Excellence Airplanes (SEA) is a

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aircraft manufacturer that was founded in 2014 by Italian-Argentine aeronautical engineer Alberto Porto and is based in Lugano.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 79. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. The operations site is located in

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close to the Pavullo nel Frignano Airport.

History

SEA was formed by Porto Ricerca, Porto's consulting company for engineering and fluid dynamics research that has done work in the fields of aerospace, sports cars and racing sailboats. SEA developed the

Swiss Excellence Risen The Swiss Excellence Risen is a Swiss two-seat in side-by-side configuration, low wing ultralight aircraft, designed by Italian-Argentine aeronautical engineer Alberto Porto and produced by Swiss Excellence Airplanes. The aircraft was introdu ...

ultralight aircraft in 2012. The prototype was presented at the AERO Friedrichshafen show in April 2015 and it entered production in mid-2015. In 2016 CEO Alberto Porto was awarded the

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De la Vaulx Medal for setting a speed record with the Risen. He also received an Oscar from the VFR magazine for this record.

Aircraft

- retractable gear version * Swiss Excellence Siren - fixed gear version

References

{{reflist Aircraft manufacturers of Switzerland Ultralight aircraft Swiss companies established in 2014 2014 establishments in Switzerland