SAI Ambrosini was an Italian aircraft manufacturer established in Passignano sul Trasimeno

Passignano sul Trasimeno

Passignano sul Trasimeno is a comune in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 20 km northwest of Perugia....

, Italy in 1922

1922 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1922:- Events :* The Irish Air Corps formed at Baldonnel Aerodrome. First aircraft is a Martinsyde Type A* The Persian Army forms an air department.*The Argentine Navy opens a naval aviation school....

 as the Società Aeronautica Italiana. It became SAI Ambrosini when it was acquired by the Ambrosini group in 1934. Prior to World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, the firm built a number of light touring and racing aircraft, the most successful of which was the SAI.7. During the war, this design served as the basis for some light fighter designs, but these did not enter mass production.

Ambrosini was re-formed in 1946

1946 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1946:- Events :* The American Section of the International League of Aviators resurrects the National Trophy, a Harmon Trophy awarded from 1926 to 1938 to the outstanding aviator of the year in each of the 21 member countries of the now-defunct League...

 and continued with the development and manufacture of the SAI.7 design, eventually producing jet fighter prototypes based on it, but these were not successful.

During the 1960s, the firm ventured into boat-building (including Azzurra

Azzurra

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, Italy's first America's Cup

America's Cup

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 contender) and eventually into oil rigs before closing in 1992

1992 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1992:-Events:*The European Commission approves three new regulations to liberalize air travel within the European Union...

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Aircraft

align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| Summary of aircraft built by Ambrosini

Model name	First flight	Number built	Type
Ambrosini SAI.1 Ambrosini SAI.1 -See also:...	1935	1	Racing Air racing - History :The first ever air race was held in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1908. The participants piloted the only 4 airships in the U.S. around a course located at Forest Park...
Ambrosini SAI.2 Ambrosini SAI.2 -See also:...	1934	1	Racing Air racing - History :The first ever air race was held in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1908. The participants piloted the only 4 airships in the U.S. around a course located at Forest Park...
Ambrosini SAI.2S Ambrosini SAI.2S -See also:...	1937		General aviation General aviation General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
Ambrosini SAI.3 Ambrosini SAI.3 -See also:...	1937	10	General aviation General aviation General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
Ambrosini SS.4 Ambrosini SS.4 The SAI-Ambrosini SS.4 was an Italian fighter prototype developed in the late 1930s but never mass produced. The radical design for its day featured a canard-style wing layout and a 'pusher' propeller...	1939	1	Fighter Fighter aircraft A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed primarily to attack ground targets...
Ambrosini SAI.7 & S.7 Ambrosini S.7 |-See also:-References:*...	July 1939	159	Trainer Trainer (aircraft) A trainer is a class of aircraft designed specifically to facilitate in-flight training of pilots and aircrews. The use of a dedicated trainer aircraft with additional safety features—such as tandem flight controls, forgiving flight characteristics and a simplified cockpit arrangement—allows...
Ambrosini SAI.10 Grifone Ambrosini SAI.10 -See also:...	8 July 1939	10	Trainer Trainer (aircraft) A trainer is a class of aircraft designed specifically to facilitate in-flight training of pilots and aircrews. The use of a dedicated trainer aircraft with additional safety features—such as tandem flight controls, forgiving flight characteristics and a simplified cockpit arrangement—allows...
Ambrosini SAI.10 Gabbiano Ambrosini SAI.10 -See also:...			Floatplane Floatplane A floatplane is a type of seaplane, with slender pontoons mounted under the fuselage; only the floats of a floatplane normally come into contact with water, with the fuselage remaining above water...
Ambrosini SAI.11 Ambrosini SAI.10 -See also:...			Trainer Trainer (aircraft) A trainer is a class of aircraft designed specifically to facilitate in-flight training of pilots and aircrews. The use of a dedicated trainer aircraft with additional safety features—such as tandem flight controls, forgiving flight characteristics and a simplified cockpit arrangement—allows...
Ambrosini SAI.107
Ambrosini SAI.207	1940	14	Fighter Fighter aircraft A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed primarily to attack ground targets...
Ambrosini SAI.403 Dardo Ambrosini SAI.403 -Bibliography:* Cattaneo, Gianni. SAI-Ambrosini 207 e derivati . Roma, Italy: La Bancarella Aeronautica, 2005.* Taylor, Michael J. H. Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions , 1989.-See also:...	1943	1	Fighter Fighter aircraft A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed primarily to attack ground targets...
Ambrosini S.1001 Grifo Ambrosini S.1001 -See also:...	1947		General aviation General aviation General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
Ambrosini S.1002 Trasimeno Ambrosini S.1001 -See also:...			General aviation General aviation General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
Ambrosini Sagittario Ambrosini Sagittario |-See also:...	1953	1	Fighter Fighter aircraft A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed primarily to attack ground targets...