Aircraft manufacturer in Italy
Aerfer was an Italian manufacturing company created in 1955 by the merger of IMAM and Officine Ferroviarie Meridionali. The name is a contraction of Costruzioni Aeronautiche e Ferroviarie (Aeronautical and Railway Constructions).
In 1969 it merged with Salmoiraghi and the aviation division of Fiat to create Aeritalia .
The firm is remembered mostly in connection with the development of Italy's first supersonic jet, the Aerfer Sagittario 2 .
List of aircraft
SAI.7 (1939) Single propeller engine single-seat racing aircraft
SAI.7T (1943) Single propeller engine two-seat training aircraft
S.7 (1949) Single propeller engine two-seat touring aircraft
Supersette (1951) Single propeller engine two-seat trainer/racing aircraft
Sagittario (1953) Single jet engine adaptation of S.7 aircraft, with wooden wings and tail surfaces
Aerfer Sagittario 2 (1956) All-metal development of Sagittario. Broke sound barrier.
Aerfer Ariete (1958) Development of Sagittario 2 with additional jet engine for climb and speed
Aerfer Leone (1959) Proposed development of Sagittario 2 with additional rocket engine for climb and speed. Not built
See also
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