Promecc Aerospace s.r.l. (formerly Pro.Mecc S.r.l.) is an Italian
aircraft manufacturer
An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, or spacecraft. Aerospace is a high technology industry.
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based in
Corigliano d'Otranto
Corigliano d'Otranto ( el, label=Griko, Χωριάνα, Choriàna; scn, label=Salentino, Curiànu) is a small town and ''comune'' of 5,632 inhabitants in the province of Lecce in Apulia, Italy. It is one of the nine towns of Grecìa Salentina.
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. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of
ultralight aircraft
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predominantly using
carbon fibre
Carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (American English), carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers (Commonwealth English), carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics, carbon-fiber reinforced-thermoplastic (CFRP, CRP, CFRTP), also known as carbon fiber, carbon compo ...
construction.
[Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al.: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 71. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X][Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 73. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ]
The company's first design, the
Sparviero ( en, Sparrowhawk) was introduced in the 2000s. It was later developed into the faster
Freccia Anemo ( en, Fast Arrow) model which was introduced in 2011, with a new wing design and aerodynamic refinements that produced a cruise speed of on .
Aircraft
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List of Italian companies
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Aircraft manufacturers of Italy
Companies established in 2003
Italian companies established in 2003