Agusta (disambiguation)
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Agusta
is an Italian manufacturer of helicopters and part of AgustaWestland.
Agusta is the Italian form of the name "Augusta" (though not necessarily a feminine name), and may also refer to:
Agusta
Agusta is an Italian helicopter manufacturer. It is based in Samarate, Northern Italy. It is a subsidiary of Finmeccanica. The company was founded by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923, who flew his first airplane in 1907...
is an Italian manufacturer of helicopters and part of AgustaWestland.
Agusta is the Italian form of the name "Augusta" (though not necessarily a feminine name), and may also refer to:
Companies
- AgustaWestlandAgustaWestlandAgustaWestland is an Anglo-Italian helicopter design and manufacturing company. It was formed in July 2000 when Finmeccanica S.p.A. and GKN plc agreed to merge their respective helicopter subsidiaries to form AgustaWestland with Finmeccanica and GKN each holding a 50% share.AgustaWestland is now a...
, a helicopter company - Bell/Agusta Aerospace CompanyBell/Agusta Aerospace CompanyBell/Agusta Aerospace Company is a joint venture formed in 1998 by Bell Helicopter Textron company, and Agusta , who have collaborated on a variety of products dating back to 1952.-History:...
, joint venture between Bell Helicopter Textron company and Agusta (now AgustaWestland) - MV AgustaMV AgustaMV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,...
, Italian motorcycle manufacturer
Other uses
- Agusta scandalAgusta scandalThe Agusta scandal or the Case Agusta-Dassault was a Belgian corruption scandal. It resulted from the purchase of military helicopter of the Agusta A109 Agusta-type by the Belgian Army in 1988, where Agusta and Dassault bribed various office holders...
, a 1988 Belgian corruption scandal over the purchase of Agusta helicopters