{{Short description|Italian aircraft manufacturer}} {{confused|Polaris Inc.}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use British English|date=January 2022}} {{coord|43.263052|2.6717908|display=title}} {{Infobox company | name = Polaris Motor srl | logo = Polaris Motor Logo 2013.png | caption = | type = [[Privately held company]] | traded_as = | genre = <!-- Only used with media and publishing companies --> | fate = Live | predecessor = | successor = Polaris Motor SL | foundation = early 1980s | founder = | defunct = | location_city = [[Gubbio]] | location_country = [[Italy]] | location = | locations = | area_served = | key_people = | industry = [[Aerospace]] | products = [[Ultralight F.I.B.]]s | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = | parent = | divisions = | subsid =
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'''Polaris Motor srl''' was an Italian aircraft manufacturer based in [[Gubbio]]. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of [[ultralight trike]]s and was known for its [[inflatable boat]] trikes.<ref name="WDLA11">Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 218. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X</ref><ref name="WDLA04">Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', pages 106-107. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X</ref>
One of the company's first products, introduced in the early 1980s, was the [[Polaris Skin|Skin]], a conventional land trike that remained in production though 2013. The [[Polaris FIB|FIB]] ("Flying Inflatable Boat") established the company's reputation in pure [[flying boat]] form and in its [[Polaris AM-FIB|AM-FIB]] amphibious form.<ref name="WDLA11" /><ref name="WDLA04" />
The company carried out continuous development of its boat hulled aircraft, including refining the boat hull shape over time to improve performance on the water and in the air.<ref name="WDLA11" />
By 2014 the company website was listed as "under construction" and then was taken down, and the company was out of business. It went bankrupt in 2019
== Aircraft == [[File:Polaris AM-FIB 04.jpg|thumb|right|[[Polaris AM-FIB]]]] {| class="wikitable" align=center style="font-size:90%;" |- |+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| '''Summary of aircraft built by Polaris Motor''' |- style="background:#efefef;" ! Model name ! First flight ! Number built ! Type
|- |align=left| '''[[Polaris Skin]]''' |align=center| early 1980s |align=center| |align=left| [[Ultralight trike]] |- |align=left| '''[[Polaris FIB]]''' |align=center| mid 1980s |align=center| |align=left| Flying boat ultralight trike |- |align=left| '''[[Polaris AM-FIB]]''' |align=center| 2006 |align=center| |align=left| Amphibious ultralight trike |-
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==See also== {{Portal|Italy|Companies}} *[[List of Italian companies]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
[[Category:Defunct aircraft manufacturers of Italy]] [[Category:Ultralight trikes]]