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Established 1970 at Pioltello, Milan, by Stelio Frati primarily to produce prototypes of his designs for production by others. Included F.15F, derivative of F.15E Picchio produced by Procaer, Canguru produced…
Glasfaser Italiana srl, Bergamo-based sailplane firm, built prototype T-30 Katana competition aerobatic aircraft 1990.
GCA was group of Milan enthusiasts who in 1951-4 produced Pedro 2-seat cabin monoplane (60-hp) and Dumbo single-seater (23-hp).
CH-7 HELISPORT Srl Previously known as EliSport, the company markets the Kompress, a development of the CH-6 produced in 1987 by the Argentine designer Augusto Cicaré. US agent is Lancair.
Industrie Aeronautiche Meridionali formed at Brindisi with Agusta assistance and began to operate 1968 as Elicotteri Meridionali, changing name 1988. Manages Italian licence-production of Chinook at Sesto Calende and assists…
ICP Srl The company was founded in 1991 and markets aircraft strongly resembling Zenair designs from the USA. It is also active in the automotive industry. Factory floor area 3,000…
INIZIATIVE INDUSTRIALI ITALIANE SpA Company formed April 1947 in Trieste, as Meteor SpA. Main R&D and production facility then in Monfalcone, where two- and four-seat aircraft produced for training and…
Italair SpA, Genoa, formed 1974 to develop range of GA aircraft. First product F.20 Pegaso light twin, designed by Frati and built by General Avia (21 October 1971). Rights reverted…
Produced small series of civil trainer/tourers 1930-39, almost all cantilever biplanes, designated J1 to J6s, one J6 being tilting-wing sesquiplane.
Laverda SpA, Trento, was Aeromere taken over 1964 by Dr Laverda, continuing to make Super Falco.
Leonardo S.p.A., formerly Leonardo-Finmeccanica and originally Finmeccanica, is an Italian multinational company specialising in aerospace, defence and security. Headquartered in Rome, Italy, the company has 180 sites worldwide. It is…
In 1931 Bonomi was retitled Lombarda (Aeronautica) SA, building light aircraft and gliders, but from December 1935 making contribution to military programmes.
AVIA (Azionari) was absorbed by Francis Lombardi late 1947, continuing production of F.L.3 and adding small numbers of L.M.5 Aviastar and 3/4-seat L.M.7. Ceased trading late 1949, assets acquired by…
Aer Lualdi & C SpA formed Rome 1953, flying ES 53 helicopter with Hiller Rotor-Matic system plus Lualdi gyro system September 1953. Subsequently flew L.55, L.57 and L.59 (made by…
Two engineers produced single-seat helicopter with 85-hp Continental (7 March 1954). By this time Lualdi had formed company, see Lualdi.
Sig. Guilio Macchi was assisted by Nieuport in forming Società Anonima Nieuport-Macchi at Varese 1912, mainly to build Nieuport designs but also several original parasol monoplanes. From outbreak of war…
MAGNI GYRO Founded as VPM in 1976 by Vittorio Magni, this company developed the single-seat MT5 and two-seat MT7 gyrocopters. It was renamed Magni Gyro in 1996 and currently produces…
Magni-Aviazione founded by Piero Magni in Milan 1919 for aeronautical research and manufacture to others' designs. Own aircraft included Vittoria single-seater and Bi-Vittoria 2-seater 1927, PM-3-4 Vale aerobatic single-seater 1937…
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