Polaris Motor srl was an Italian aircraft manufacturer based in

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. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of

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s and was known for its

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trikes.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 218. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XBertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', pages 106-107. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X One of the company's first products, introduced in the early 1980s, was the Polaris Skin, Skin, a conventional land trike that remained in production though 2013. The Polaris FIB, FIB ("Flying Inflatable Boat") established the company's reputation in pure flying boat form and in its Polaris AM-FIB, AM-FIB amphibious form. The company carried out continuous development of its boat hulled aircraft, including refining the boat hull shape over time to improve performance on the water and in the air. Since 1986 Polaris Motor has sold an average of 80-100 trikes and 200 wings per year. Naturally all Polaris wings can be easily installed in other brands of trikes, with the possibility of personalization. Closed definitively in 2019 By 2014 the company website was listed as "under construction" and then was taken down, and the company was out of business.

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