Flug- und Fahrzeugwerke Altenrhein AG (FFA) (English: Flight and Driving Vehicle Plant Altenrhein) was a Swissaircraft and railroad car manufacturing company based at Altenrhein (SG). It was originally part of Dornier Flugzeugwerke, but was split off in 1948.
In the 1950s, FFA developed a jet fighter, the P-16. The P-16 project, while promising, was cancelled after two crashes, and Hawker Hunters were bought instead. Also the project for a Bizjet SAAC-23 was cancelled. In the 1960s the company built the Diamant series of sailplanes.[1][2][3]
^Activate Media (2006). . Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
^Activate Media (2006). . Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
^Rogers, Bennett: 1974 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine, page 58. Soaring Society of America, August 1974. USPS 499-920
Gunston, Bill (1993). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 115.
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