Société Nouvelle d'Aviation Sportive (SNAS) () was a French aircraft manufacturer and flight school based in Noillac. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of powered parachutes in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the European Fédération Aéronautique Internationale 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 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
Summary of aircraft built by SNAS Model name First flight Number built Type Stryke-Air Bi 2001 Two seat powered parachute Stryke-Air Monoplace 2001 Single seat powered parachute
References
External links Company website archives on Archive.org