Companhia Aeronáutica Paulista known as CAP or sometimes Paulista was a Brazilian aircraft manufacturer established in São Paulo

São Paulo

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 in 1942

1942 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1942:- Events :* The United States Coast Guard begins to use the national insignia for U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps aircraft on its own aircraft for the first time. The practice has continued ever since.-January:* The U.S...

. The same year, it acquired the assets of Empresa Aeronáutica Ypiranga and with them, the design that was to become its most important product, the CAP-4

CAP-4

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. Despite strong sales of this aircraft (nearly 800 were built), the company ran into financial problems in 1948

1948 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1948:- Events :* Publication of Nevil Shute's novel No Highway set in the world of research into air safety.-January:...

 and was forced to close. The remaining assets were nationalised, with some eventually being taken over by Neiva.