ICP srl is an Italian

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, automotive brake wear indicator and

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founded by Tancredi (Edi) Razzano in 1980 and originally based in

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. The company relocated to

Castelnuovo Don Bosco Castelnuovo Don Bosco, formerly Castelnuovo d'Asti (Piedmontese: ''Castelneuv d'Ast'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northwest of Asti, on a hill near ...

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on 10 September 2009. ICP specializes in the design and manufacture of

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for amateur construction.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 180. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 60. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XBertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 143. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X

History

ICP was founded in 1980 to produce wiring harnesses for the automotive, electromechanical and domestic appliance markets. In 1984 the company expanded into designing and producing wear indicators for

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and

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s for cars, industrial vehicles and

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s. The company provides wear indicators that are used by

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, Citroen,

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and

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. In the late 1990s Razzano decided to use the considerable investment he had made in

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to produce kit aircraft, beginning with the ICP Bingo and

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aircraft. The use of the CNC machines allowed kits to be produced at low cost, making the company very competitive in the kit aircraft market. On 15 January 2012, ICP announced a collaborative production effort with

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to produce the Zenair CH650 at their plant, under the designation CH650Ei.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 88. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. Even so,

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designer Chris Heintz considers the Savannah an unauthorized copy of his design. ICP is currently developing an aviation engine, designated the ICP M09. The engine was designed by Franco Lambertini, previously with

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motorcycles. The M09 has no parts in common with other Lambertini motorcycle engines, but is a clean-sheet design for aviation use. The engine is a

four stroke A four-stroke (also four-cycle) engine is an internal combustion (IC) engine in which the piston completes four separate strokes while turning the crankshaft. A stroke refers to the full travel of the piston along the cylinder, in either directi ...

, two cylinder, four valve, powerplant that delivers at 7000 rpm and is capable of inverted flight. The first flight on an ICP Savannah S was on 18 December 2014.

Aircraft

References

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* {{Automotive industry in Italy Aircraft manufacturers of Italy Homebuilt aircraft Auto parts suppliers of Italy