Aeronáutica Agrícola Mexicana SA
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Aeronáutica Agrícola Mexicana SA (AAMSA) was an aircraft manufacturing company in Mexico
from 1971 to 1984.
as a joint venture
between Rockwell International
(30%) and Industrias Unidas SA (70%) to manufacture Rockwell's range of agricultural aircraft
at a factory in Pasteje.
, which was produced until 1984
. About 40 units were produced.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
from 1971 to 1984.
History
AAMSA was formed in 19711971 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1971:- Events :* The Peruvian Army reestablishes Peruvian Army Aviation.-January:* January 6 - The United States Marine Corps takes delivery of its first AV-8 Harriers...
as a joint venture
Joint venture
A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets...
between Rockwell International
Rockwell International
Rockwell International was a major American manufacturing conglomerate in the latter half of the 20th century, involved in aircraft, the space industry, both defense-oriented and commercial electronics, automotive and truck components, printing presses, valves and meters, and industrial automation....
(30%) and Industrias Unidas SA (70%) to manufacture Rockwell's range of agricultural aircraft
Agricultural aircraft
An agricultural aircraft is an aircraft that has been built or converted for agricultural use - usually aerial application of pesticides or fertilizer ; in these roles they are referred to as "crop dusters" or "top dressers"...
at a factory in Pasteje.
Products
The company’s most noteworthy product was the A9B-M Quail, a development of the CallAir A-9CallAir A-9
|-See also:-References:* Taylor, John W. R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965-66. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1965.* Taylor, John W. R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1966-67. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1966....
, which was produced until 1984
1984 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1984:-February:* February 21 - 14 hours and 2 minutes after taking off from New York, Air France pilot Patrick Fourticq and his companion, race driver Henry Pescarolo, land their Piper Malibu in Paris, setting a world record for a trans-Atlantic flight...
. About 40 units were produced.