Airplanes

The roots of the company decrease/go back into the year 1913 as Nieuport Macchi were based, however fast in Aeronautica Macchi umfirmierte themselves. It manufactures airplanes since beginning. During the First World War the Aeronautica supplied most airplanes of the Italian armed forces, both the land variants, and the Seeflugzeuge.

One began soon after the war with the transformation of military airplanes into civilian types, which could be used for the passenger or freight transport.

Also one began with the production of record airplanes. The development ended 1931 with the Macchi MC.72, at that time fastest airplane, which reached over 700 km/h. Chief developer was Mario Castoldi, to which also the type designation MC decreases/goes back.

During 2. World war supplied Aermacchi the fighters Macchi MC.200, Macchi MC.202 and Macchi MC.205, which was used by the Italian Air Force at all fronts, however at first under the heavy radial engines suffered.

Center of the 1950er years was rung in the turn to the jet with the Aermacchi MT 326. This single-engine coach, who was delivered starting from 1961 to the troop, was also successful over 800 copies for 12 customers extraordinarily. Also the successor, that became Aermacchi MT 339 with 200 copies and 9 customers, a business success and today still produced. He is to be trained also suitably over for example pilots for the Eurofighter. In the future the Aermacchi M 346 is to continue the number of these jet coaches.

Aermacchi took over the program of SIAI Marchetti and concomitantly type of success SF.260. Thus Aermacchi in a the position for all phases is to be offered to the pilot training an appropriate training flight things.

Motorcycles

one began 1948 in a branch work in Milan with the production of motorcycles. First one built a simple type with for 123 cm a 2-Takt-Motor, which however soon new machines with OHV engines followed. 1960 changed the motorcycle department from Aermacchi into the possession of Harley-Davidson. One developed far very successfully Rennmaschinen, so also 2-Zylindermotoren for the 250 cm 350 cm and 500 cm class. Walter mansion became 1973 and 1974 motorcycle world champions in the 250 cm - class on such a machine. Finally the work was sold 1978 at Cagiva.

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