Found FBA-1

Last updated
FBA-1A
RoleCabin monoplane
Manufacturer Found Brothers Aviation
Designer S.R. Found
First flight13 July 1949
Number built1
Variants Found FBA-2

The Found FBA-1 was a 1940s Canadian four-seat cabin monoplane produced by Found Brothers Aviation.

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Design and development

Found Brothers Aviation was formed in 1946 to produce a new design by Captain S.R. Found, the Found FBA-1A. The FBA-1 was a high-wing monoplane powered by a 140 hp (104 kW) de Havilland Gipsy Major engine, designed from its inception to be operated on wheels, tundra tires, skis and on floats. [1]

The aircraft first flew on 13 July 1949. It was later developed into an all-metal four/five seater the Found FBA-2.

Specifications (FBA-1A)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1951–52 [2]

General characteristics

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Citations

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