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Swiss Excellence Airplanes

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Swiss Excellence Airplanes S.A.
Company typePrivate company
IndustryAerospace
Founded2014 (2014)
FounderAlberto Porto
Headquarters,
Switzerland
ProductsUltralight aircraft
Websitesea-avio.com

Swiss Excellence Airplanes (SEA) is a Swiss aircraft manufacturer that was founded in 2014 by Italian-Argentine aeronautical engineer Alberto Porto and is based in Lugano.[1][2] The operations site is located in Pavullo nel Frignano close to the Pavullo nel Frignano Airport.

History

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SEA was formed by Porto Ricerca, Porto's consulting company for engineering and fluid dynamics research that has done work in the fields of aerospace, sports cars and racing sailboats.[3][4][5]

SEA developed the Swiss Excellence Risen ultralight aircraft in 2012. The prototype was presented at the AERO Friedrichshafen show in April 2015 and it entered production in mid-2015.[2][3][6]

In 2016 CEO Alberto Porto was awarded the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale De la Vaulx Medal for setting a speed record with the Risen.[7] He also received an Oscar from the VFR magazine for this record.[8]

Aircraft

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Swiss Excellence Risen

References

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  1. ^ "Swiss ultralight will cruise at 160 knots". aopa.org. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 79. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. ^ a b "SEA - About us". sea-avio.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  4. ^ "CFD specialist - PORTORICERCA - Computational Fluid Dynamics Solutions". portoricerca.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  5. ^ "CFD specialist - PORTORICERCA - Computational Fluid Dynamics Solutions Customers". portoricerca.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  6. ^ "AERO 2015 – Interview with Alberto Porto – Swiss-Excellence-Airplanes". Flyeurope.tv. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  7. ^ Carrera, Faustine. "Prestigious FAI Awards presented for 2016". fai.org. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  8. ^ Sportivo, Volo. "Pavullo: GLI Oscar VFR - VS Aviation". vsaviation.it. Retrieved 10 November 2016.