Agusta
thumb|A Swiss SAR helicopter A109K2 right|thumb|A South African Air Force A109LUH. Agusta was an Italian helicopter manufacturer. It was based in Samarate, Northern Italy. The company was founded by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923, who flew his first aeroplane in 1907. The MV Agusta motorcycle manufacturer began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company at the end of the Second World War, as a means to save the jobs of employees of the Agusta firm.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Agusta
- Company.logo
- Agusta logo 1996.png
- Company.type
- Private
- Company.fate
- Merged with Westland Helicopters
- Company.successor
- AgustaWestland
- Company.founder
- Count Giovanni Agusta
- Company.location_city
- Samarate
- Company.location_country
- Italy
- Company.key_people
- Domenico Agusta
- Company.industry
- Aircraft
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Aerospace, Defence and Security
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7 sectionsContents
- History
- Products
- Aircraft
- Aircraft engines
- See also
- References
- External links
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