Aviafiber
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Aviafiber was a Swiss sailplane manufacturer established in Wald
in February 1977
by Ernst Ruppert, Hans Farner and Heinrich Bucher. Its most famous product was the Canard 2FL
, a highly unorthodox design. A test pilot was killed in the crash of one of them, leading the company to withdraw them from the market. The company's name was changed to Canard Aviation as a result of legal action by the Avia petrol company and in 1982 was absorbed into Bucher Leichtbau.
Wald, Zurich
Wald is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-History:Wald is mentioned for the first time in a document from 1217. In the year 1621 the municipality received market rights....
in February 1977
1977 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1977:-January:* January 15 – Linjeflyg Flight 618, a Vickers Viscount 838. crashes in Kälvesta, Sweden just outside Stockholm killing all 22 on board....
by Ernst Ruppert, Hans Farner and Heinrich Bucher. Its most famous product was the Canard 2FL
Aviafiber Canard 2FL
The Aviafiber Canard 2FL was a one-person recreational aircraft of highly unusual design. Variously described as a rigid-wing hang-glider or as a foot-launched sailplane, it was the brainchild of Swiss aerodynamicist Hans Farner...
, a highly unorthodox design. A test pilot was killed in the crash of one of them, leading the company to withdraw them from the market. The company's name was changed to Canard Aviation as a result of legal action by the Avia petrol company and in 1982 was absorbed into Bucher Leichtbau.