The Thor T1-2 is a 2-seat single-engine, high-wing microlight aeroplane built by Thor Air Inc. in Canada. The THOR 1 ultralight aircraft was designed, developed, manufactured and test flown by Thorsten B Strenger. There were three models of the Thor ultralight: the T1, T1A and the two-seater T1 II. The Thor T1-II weights only 146kg. A total of apx 127 aircrafts were build by Thor Air. The 1984-built C-IGAX has an Airframe Parachute System in a tube above the pilot-seat: in this tube is the parachute to lower the entire aircraft to the ground in extreme emergencies like an engine failure. In 1991, C-IGAX was cancelled from the Canadian register as exported.
On 18 December 1993, Thor T1-2 C-IGAX was seen at Flugplatz Damme in Germany.

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