Companhia Aeronáutica Paulista usually known as CAP was a Brazilian aircraft manufacturer established in
São Paulo
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History
It acquired the assets of
Empresa Aeronáutica Ypiranga the same year it was founded and with them, the design that was to become its most important product, the
CAP-4. Despite strong sales of this aircraft (nearly 800 were built), the company ran into financial problems in 1948 and was forced to close. The remaining assets were nationalized, with some eventually being taken over by
Neiva
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Aircraft
References
Defunct aircraft manufacturers of Brazil
Manufacturing companies based in São Paulo
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