Passignano sul Trasimeno is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region of Umbria , located about 20 km northwest of Perugia . It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
3-639: SAI Ambrosini was an Italian aircraft manufacturer. The company was established in Passignano sul Trasimeno , Italy, in 1922 as the Società Aeronautica Italiana . It became SAI Ambrosini when it was acquired by the Ambrosini group in 1934. Prior to World War II , 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
6-545: The basis for some light fighter designs, but these did not enter mass production. Ambrosini was reformed in 1946 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 1980s, the firm ventured into boatbuilding (including Azzurra , Italy's first America's Cup contender) and eventually into oil rigs before closing in 1992. Passignano sul Trasimeno Passignano
9-516: Was home to a historic Italian airplane factory, the SAI Ambrosini , now abandoned as an industrial center but still used as an association center. Its buildings still exist near the Passignano sul Trasimeno railway station. Aircraft were tested at Eleuteri airport, only a few kilometers away from the factory. SAI was involved mainly with Macchi during World War II, although Eleuteri was also used as
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