# FlyNano

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{{Short description|Defunct Finnish aircraft manufacturer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox company
| name = FlyNano Oy
| logo = FlyNano Logo 2012.jpg
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| type = [Private company](/source/Private_company)
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| foundation = 2010
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| defunct = 2023
| location_city = [Lahti](/source/Lahti)
| location_country = [Finland](/source/Finland)
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| key_people = Chief designer: Aki Suokas
| industry = [Aerospace](/source/Aerospace)
| products = Single-seat [seaplanes](/source/seaplanes), under 70kg
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'''FlyNano OY''' was a [Finnish](/source/Finland) aircraft manufacturer based in [Lahti](/source/Lahti). The company specialized in the design and manufacture of single-seat [seaplane](/source/seaplane)s built from [carbon fibre](/source/carbon_fibre).

The company's chief designer, Aki Suokas, previously designed several successful [sailplanes](/source/Glider_(sailplane)) and [light aircraft](/source/light_aircraft), including the [Eiri-Avion PIK-20](/source/Eiri-Avion_PIK-20), [Valmet PIK-23 Towmaster](/source/Valmet_PIK-23_Towmaster), [PIK-27](/source/PIK-27) and the [PIK-28](/source/PIK-28).<ref name="NanoFAQ" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Windcraft Oy PIK-27 |url=http://www.windcraft.fi/pik27/welcome.htm |website=www.windcraft.fi}}</ref><ref>[http://www.hooteehoo.org/pik28/index.html Pik-28 aircraft]. hooteehoo.org.</ref>

The company's first product, the [FlyNano Proto](/source/FlyNano_Proto) [boxplane](/source/boxplane) flying boat was first presented at the «Aero 2011» in [Friedrichshafen](/source/Friedrichshafen_Airport) and first flown on 11 June 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gatto |first=Katie |date=15 April 2011 |title=The 70 kilo single person plane |url=https://phys.org/news/2011-04-kilo-person-plane.html |website=phys.org |language=en}}</ref><ref name="WDLA11">Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 54. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X</ref><ref name="Grady12Jun12">{{cite news|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/FlyNanoGoesElectricStartsAirborneTestFlights_206813-1.html|title = FlyNano Goes Electric, Starts "Airborne Test Flights"|accessdate = 8 July 2012|last = Grady|first = Mary|date = 12 June 2012| work = AVweb}}</ref><ref name="NanoFAQ">{{cite web|url = http://www.flynano.com/faq.htm|title = FAQ|accessdate = 9 April 2013|last = FlyNano|date = 6 April 2013}}</ref><ref name="Nanoblog12Jun12">{{cite web|url = http://flynano.blogspot.ca/2012/06/first-flight.html|title = Airborne|accessdate = 8 July 2012|last = FlyNano|date = 12 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Puttonen |first=Kalle |date=2011-10-12 |title=Jalo-kilpailussa lennokas voittaja |url=https://www.ess.fi/paikalliset/548849 |website=Etelä-Suomen Sanomat |language=fi}}</ref> At least three aircraft were produced.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=What other finnish aircraft's there are? |url=http://www.windcraft.fi/pik27/faq/finnishac.html |website=www.windcraft.fi}}</ref>

By the Fall 2022, on Facebook page the company announced that deisgn of an UAV variant of the FlyNano Proto was done, showed up renders of the FlyNano Proto 2nd generation and of a two-seater plane project.<ref name="flynano">{{cite web|url= http://www.flynano.com|title= FlyNano|access-date= 23 April 2022|author= FlyNano|work= flynano.com|year= 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200219185725/http://www.flynano.com/|archive-date= 19 February 2020|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.facebook.com/FlyNano/videos/1201657430457750/ |title=1K views · 29 reactions {{!}} FlyNano on Reels |language=en |via=www.facebook.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=FlyNano |title=One of the most asked question is if Flynano could be a two-seater... |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=850624092781006&set=a.762691831574233 |website=www.facebook.com |quote=Plans for land-based, two-seater Flynano are done.}}</ref>

Company become defunct in 2023.

== Aircraft ==

{| class="wikitable" align=center style="font-size:90%;"
|-
|+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| '''Summary of aircraft built by FlyNano'''
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! Model name
! First flight
! Number built
! Type

|-
|align=left| '''[FlyNano Proto](/source/FlyNano_Proto)'''
|align=center| 11 June 2012
|align=center| 3<ref name=":0" />
|align=left| one-seat [ultralight](/source/ultralight_aviation) [flying boat](/source/flying_boat)
|-
| align="left" |(unknown)
| align="center" |—
| align="center" |0 (project)
| align="left" |two-seat [ultralight plane](/source/ultralight_plane)
|-
| align="left" |(unknown)
| align="center" |—
| align="center" |0 (project)
| align="left" |[unmanned](/source/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle) [flying boat](/source/flying_boat)
|}

== Publications ==

* Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 54. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X.
* Flying device and a wing construction for the same. Inventor: Aki Suokas. {{US patent|20140042277A1}}.
* [https://www.parliament.fi/FI/naineduskuntatoimii/julkaisut/Documents/tuvj_6+2013.pdf Suomen sata uutta mahdollisuutta: Radikaalit teknologiset ratkaisut]. Eduskunnan tulevaisuusvaliokunnan julkaisu 6/2013. Helsinki, 2013. C.93-94,97. {{ISBN|978-951-53-3515-9}}.
* [https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/naineduskuntatoimii/julkaisut/Documents/tuvj_11+2014.pdf 100 opportunities for Finland and the world. Radical Technology Inquirer (RTI) for anticipation/evaluation of technological breakthroughs]. Committee for the Future of the Parliament of Finland. Helsinki, 2015. C.98,101-102. {{ISBN|978-951-53-3580-7}}.
* [https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/naineduskuntatoimii/julkaisut/Documents/tuvj_2+2016.pdf Technological change 2013–2016. Preliminary investigation: Development of radical technologies after the review in 2013]. Committee for the Future of the Parliament of Finland. Helsinki, 2016. C.64. {{ISBN|978-951-53-3617-0}}.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200219185725/http://www.flynano.com/ Official website archives] on [Archive.org](/source/Archive.org)
*[http://flynano.blogspot.com/ Blog] on Blogspot
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChlmo-TAdDOgjD0JgyyolHQ Channel] on YouTube
*[https://www.facebook.com/FlyNano/ Page] on Facebook
*[https://www.flightforum.fi/topic/28596-flynano-on-tuotantovalmis/ Discussion] on FlightForum.fi 

Category:Aircraft manufacturers of Finland
Category:Lahti
Category:Flying boats

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