Polaris Motor Explained

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Polaris Motor srl
Type:Privately held company
Fate:Live
Foundation:early 1980s
Defunct:2014
Location City:Gubbio
Location Country:Italy
Industry:Aerospace
Products:Ultralight trikes
Homepage:www.polarismotor.eu

Polaris Motor srl was an Italian aircraft manufacturer based in Gubbio. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of ultralight trikes and was known for its inflatable boat trikes.[1] [2]

One of the company's first products, introduced in the early 1980s, was the Skin, a conventional land trike that remained in production though 2013. The FIB ("Flying Inflatable Boat") established the company's reputation in pure flying boat form and in its 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.

By 2014 the company website was listed as "under construction" and then was taken down, and the company was out of business.[3]

Aircraft

+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"Summary of aircraft built by Polaris Motor
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Polaris Skinearly 1980sUltralight trike
Polaris FIBmid 1980sFlying boat ultralight trike
Polaris AM-FIB2006Amphibious ultralight trike

See also

Notes and References

  1. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 218. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, pages 106-107. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. Web site: Polaris Motor sl . Fabrizio Paolocci . Polaris Motor . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140719115541/http://www.polarismotor.eu/ . 19 July 2014 . 12 February 2022 . www.polarismotor.eu.