Scintex Aviation

Scintex was formed in 1956 by Jean-Michel Vernhes and a production line was established to build the Piel CP.301 Emeraude, designed by Claude Piel, initially as the CP.30, under licence for French club and private owners.

[1] The Scintex version of the Emeraude was the standard design with upward-opening cabin doors.

[2] Claude Piel, who had worked for SCANOR (Societe de Constructions Aeronautiques du Nord), which built Emeraudes, joined Scintex in 1959 and the company introduced the CP.1310 Super Emeraude which first flew on 20 April 1962 and incorporated a strengthened airframe for elementary aerobatics and a generally cleaned-up layout.

Competition from established all-metal aircraft such as the Beech 35 Bonanza resulted in only eight Rubis being completed.

With the lack of sales success with the Rubis, Scintex abandoned aircraft production in late 1964.