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The AVIS C.4 was a 1940s Italian liaison aircraft designed by Ugo Abate and built by
Avio Industrie Stabiensi
Avio S.p.A. is an Italian company operating in the aerospace sector with its head office in Colleferro near Rome, Italy. Founded in 1908, it is present in Italy and abroad with different commercial offices and 10 production sites. Avio operates ...
(AVIS) for an Italian Air Force requirement for a liaison aircraft with a similar role to the
Fieseler Fi 156
The Fieseler Fi 156 ''Storch'' (, "stork") was a German liaison aircraft built by Fieseler before and during World War II. Production continued in other countries into the 1950s for the private market. It was notable for its excellent short fi ...
.
First flown in June 1940 the low-wing monoplane was in competition with the
IMAM Ro.63
The IMAM Ro.63 was an Italian STOL aircraft designed for short-range reconnaissance and light transport during World War II.
Development and design
Interest in a STOL aircraft was raised by the Fieseler Fi 156 Storch acquired from Germany, and ...
and
Caproni GDL
Caproni, also known as ''Società de Agostini e Caproni'' and ''Società Caproni e Comitti'', was an Italian aircraft manufacturer. Its main base of operations was at Taliedo, near Linate Airport, on the outskirts of Milan.
Founded by Giovann ...
, but the results of test flights were not satisfactory and only one C.4 was built of the six originally ordered.
Specifications
See also
References
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1940s Italian military utility aircraft
STOL aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Low-wing aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1940