Fisher Aria

[mcrae0104]

Fisher Flying Products Is Alive and Well--Introducing New 'Aria' | Aero-News Network

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[cluttonfred]

Interesting, the web page for the design specifies "an all wood design with composite cowl and bubble canopy...seats 2 in tandem...retractable tricycle landing gear...desgined in Europe...." It sounds to me like they bought an existing design to then apply their own CNC wood kit production techniques. Does anyone know where they got the design?

Introducing Fisher’s Newest Aircraft Kit Design!!

The Fisher Aria!! We are happy to announce that we have decided to offer another wooden aircraft design that is aimed at a different segment of the market. This aircraft is an all wood desig…

fisherflying.com

 

[mcrae0104]

I believe one of their videos said the designer is Mike Fisher and that the design work is not complete yet.

 

[cluttonfred]

Well, Mike Fisher may be reworking the design to suit their production techniques and the U.S. market, but their own web page specifically states that the design is from Europe.

 

[dino]

Looks like Giuseppe Vidor Asso

 

[cluttonfred]

Looks like Giuseppe Vidor Asso

Agreed, it definitely has his style, likely a version of the Jewel. Not a bad thing, those designs have been around and popular in Europe for many years.

Vidor Asso X Jewel - Wikipedia

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