Seamax Aircraft is a Brazilian manufacturer of
amphibious
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light sport aircraft
A light-sport aircraft (LSA), or light sport aircraft, is a fairly new category of small, lightweight aircraft that are simple to fly. LSAs tend to be heavier and more sophisticated than ultralight (aka "microlight") aircraft, but LSA restrictio ...
(LSA) based in
São João da Boa Vista
São João da Boa Vista (; "Saint John of the Good View" in English) is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population in 2020 was 91,771 and the area is . The elevation is .
The foundation history
The city was founded on June ...
,
São Paulo
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.
History
The company was founded to produce amphibious aircraft in 1997, by designer and engineer Miguel Rosário and located in the metropolitan area of
Rio de Janeiro
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.
In 2001 the company started production of the
Seamax M-22
The Seamax M-22 is a Brazilian single-engine, amphibious light sport aircraft (LSA) and Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight. Originally manufactured by AirMax Construções Aeronáuticas of Jacarepaguá and called the Airmax ...
based on a proof of concept prototype aircraft that had first flown in 2000.
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UK, 2011. [Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 79. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ] In October 2020 the company opened a factory in the
United States
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, the sol location building the Seamax M-22.
Aircraft
See also
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Embraer
Embraer S.A. () is a Brazilian multinational aerospace manufacturer that produces commercial, military, executive and agricultural aircraft, and provides aeronautical services. It was founded in 1969 in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, whe ...
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Indústria Aeronáutica Neiva
Indústria Aeronáutica Neiva is a subsidiary of Embraer which produces airplanes and aircraft components. Its main product is the Embraer EMB 202 Ipanema, the most employed agricultural aircraft in Brazil and the first alcohol-powered airplane ...
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Companhia Aeronáutica Paulista
Companhia Aeronáutica Paulista usually known as CAP was a Brazilian aircraft manufacturer established in São Paulo.
History
It acquired the assets of Empresa Aeronáutica Ypiranga the same year it was founded and with them, the design that w ...
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Aero Bravo
Aero Bravo is a Brazilian aircraft manufacturer founded in 1993 in Belo Horizonte. The firm manufactures light aircraft of its own design and under license.
Aircraft
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References
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External links
Seamax Aircraft Website
Aircraft manufacturers of Brazil
Companies based in São Paulo (state)
Brazilian brands