Fly Synthesis

Fly Synthesis was an Italian aircraft manufacturer focused on the design and production of carbon-fibre ultralight aircraft. The company originated in the late 1980s in Gonars, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, and produced its first aircraft, the Storch, in 1990. Its product identity was associated with lightweight recreational and sport aviation rather than large commercial or military aircraft. The business changed ownership in 2000. In 2006, it relocated to a modern facility in Mortegliano, near the site of a former Second World War military base. The facility covered approximately 3,000 square metres and supported the company’s aircraft-manufacturing activities. Mortegliano subsequently became the principal location associated with the Fly Synthesis operation. The Fly Synthesis name is also connected with Gryphen Aircraft Industries Srl. In 2024, Gryphen Aircraft Industries, described as the successor operating under the former Fly Synthesis identity, acquired the assets and factory in Mortegliano. The transaction was intended to restart production of the aircraft associated with the earlier company. Publicly available reference material does not provide a complete current product catalogue, ownership history beyond these events, executive roster, sales figures, financial data, or detailed information about international distribution. Accordingly, Fly Synthesis is best understood as a specialist Italian ultralight-aircraft manufacturing brand whose historical activities centred on composite-aircraft design and production.

Fly Synthesis emerged in the late 1980s as an Italian aircraft manufacturer based initially in Gonars. Its specialization was the design and manufacture of ultralight aircraft using carbon-fibre composite construction. This focus placed the company in the specialist general-aviation sector, serving the lightweight recreational and sport-aircraft market rather than the major airliner, military-aircraft, or business-jet segments. The company’s first aircraft was the Storch, produced in 1990. The model established the manufacturer’s early product presence and became the principal aircraft associated with the Fly Synthesis name in the available historical record. No broader product chronology, production totals, or detailed technical specifications are provided in the reference material. Fly Synthesis was sold to new owners in 2000. The available account does not identify the sellers, buyers, transaction value, or the precise corporate structure resulting from the ownership change. In 2006, the company moved from its earlier base to a modern facility in Mortegliano, in the province of Udine. The site measured approximately 3,000 square metres and was located beside a former Second World War military base. This relocation provided the company with a dedicated industrial setting for its aircraft activities and made Mortegliano the location most closely associated with the business. The company later became linked with Gryphen Aircraft Industries Srl, described in the reference material as the successor to, or reconstituted operation of, Fly Synthesis. During 2024, Gryphen Aircraft Industries acquired all the assets and the Mortegliano factory formerly associated with Fly Synthesis. The stated purpose of the acquisition was to restart manufacturing of the aircraft for which the earlier company was known. The available source does not establish whether Fly Synthesis continued as a separate legal entity, whether the brand was formally retired, or which specific models were included in the renewed production programme. The surviving public record is limited. It confirms the company’s Italian origin, its movement from Gonars to Mortegliano, its ownership change in 2000, its factory relocation in 2006, its carbon-fibre ultralight specialization, and the 2024 asset acquisition by Gryphen Aircraft Industries. It does not provide reliable information on founders, directors, workforce, production volumes, revenues, export markets, certification history, dealerships, or the full range of aircraft developed over the company’s life. Those fields therefore remain unreported rather than inferred.

• 2024

  Gryphen Aircraft Industries acquires assets and factory

  [1]Fly Synthesisen.wikipedia.org

  Gryphen Aircraft Industries Srl, the successor identified with the former Fly Synthesis operation, acquired the assets and Mortegliano factory and announced a return to manufacturing the associated aircraft.

• 2006

  Move to Mortegliano facility

  [1]Fly Synthesisen.wikipedia.org

  The company relocated to a modern approximately 3,000-square-metre facility in Mortegliano, beside a former Second World War military base.

• 2000

  Ownership change

  [1]Fly Synthesisen.wikipedia.org

  Fly Synthesis was sold to new owners. The available reference does not identify the parties or terms of the transaction.

• 1990

  First Storch aircraft produced

  [1]Fly Synthesisen.wikipedia.org

  Fly Synthesis produced its first aircraft, the Storch, establishing the company’s initial product presence in the ultralight-aircraft market.

A specialist Italian manufacturer of lightweight carbon-fibre ultralight aircraft, with an emphasis on composite construction and recreational or sport aviation.

• Ultralight aircraft · 1990

  Storch

  The Storch was Fly Synthesis’s first aircraft and was produced in 1990. It is identified in the available reference as the company’s principal early aircraft, within its broader range of lightweight carbon-fibre ultralight designs. Detailed specifications, variants, production numbers, and certification information are not provided in the source material. Gryphen Aircraft Industries was reported in 2024 to have acquired the former company’s assets and factory with the intention of resuming production of the associated aircraft.

• 2024

  Acquisition of Fly Synthesis assets by Gryphen Aircraft IndustriesM&A

  Background

  The former Fly Synthesis operation and its Mortegliano factory were available for acquisition.

  Action taken

  Gryphen Aircraft Industries Srl purchased all the assets and the factory in Mortegliano.

  Aftermath

  The successor company began manufacturing again, or planned to manufacture again, the aircraft associated with Fly Synthesis. The source does not specify the legal status of the Fly Synthesis brand after the transaction.

  Source

• 2006

  Relocation to a dedicated Mortegliano manufacturing facilityStrategy

  Background

  Fly Synthesis moved from its earlier base in Gonars to a modern facility in Mortegliano.

  Action taken

  The company established operations in an approximately 3,000-square-metre plant beside a former Second World War military base.

  Aftermath

  Mortegliano became the company’s principal manufacturing location and was later acquired with the company’s other assets by Gryphen Aircraft Industries.

  Source

1. 1Fly Synthesisen.wikipedia.org