Société Nouvelle d'Aviation Sportive (SNAS) ( en, New Society of Sport Aviation) was a French
aircraft manufacturer and
flight school based in
Noillac. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of
powered parachutes
A powered parachute, often abbreviated PPC, and also called a motorized parachute or paraplane, is a type of aircraft that consists of a parafoil with a motor and wheels.
The FAA defines a powered parachute as ''a powered aircraft a flexible o ...
in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the European
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
The (; FAI; en, World Air Sports Federation) is the world governing body for air sports, and also stewards definitions regarding human spaceflight. It was founded on 14 October 1905, and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. It maintai ...
microlight category.
[Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 86. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X]
SNAS produced a line of powered parachutes under the ''Stryke-Air'' brand. These included the
Stryke-Air Bi and the
Stryke-Air Monoplace. Their aircraft designs were noted for their fixed fin to reduce propeller torque effects and also for seating the pilot behind the passenger on their two-place aircraft.
In addition to aircraft manufacturing, the company also conducted ultralight aircraft
flight training
Flight training is a course of study used when learning to pilot an aircraft. The overall purpose of primary and intermediate flight training is the acquisition and honing of basic airmanship skills.
Flight training can be conducted under a str ...
for both
three axis control and powered parachute aircraft types and operated an ultralight
aircraft maintenance facility.
The company seems to have been founded in 2001 and gone out of business in 2004.
Aircraft
References
External links
Company website archiveson
Archive.org
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Defunct aircraft manufacturers of France
Ultralight aircraft
Powered parachutes