The Fly Synthesis Storch () is an Italian ultralight aircraft, designed and today produced by Gryphen Aircraft Industries (ex- Fly Synthesis), introduced in 1990. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft or as a kit for amateur construction.
The Storch was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The aircraft is of mixed construction, with the fuselage made from composites and the tail boom an aluminum tube. The HS model has a span wing with an area of and flaperons. Standard engines available are the Rotax 912UL and the Jabiru 2200 four-stroke powerplants. All controls are operated by teleflex cables, except the ailerons, which are operated by push-pull tubes.
In 2024 a new version of the Storch was released, with a full <u>composite fuselage</u>, enhancing the aircraft performance significantly.