General Avia S.r.l., founded in 1970, is the Italian aircraft manufacturing company which produced prototype designs of Stelio Frati (1919-2010) and also commercially produced some of his designs. Before 2013 the name was changed to GeneralAvia Aerospace Technology Company.
Since 2014 it is part of the "Federazione Aziende Italiane per l'Aerospazio, la Difesa e la Sicurezza" (Federation of Italian Companies for Aerospace, Defense and Security).
General Avia F.22 Pinguino
The General Avia F 22 Pinguino is a two-seat aircraft by GeneralAvia. It was designed in 1989 by Stelio Frati and is his 22nd design. The aircraft has been manufactured in four configurations, the "A" model with fixed gear, 116 hp Lycoming (O-235-N2C) and fixed prop, the "B" model like the "A" but with uprated 160Hp Lycoming engine (O-320-D2A), the "R" model with retractable gear, the same 160 Hp Lycoming (O-320-D2A) and the "C" model with retractable gear, constant speed prop, and 180 HP Lycoming (O-360-A1A). The aircraft has two side-by-side seats in an enclosed cockpit.
The F.22 is certified in the aerobatic category capable of from -3g to +6g. The "C" model is used by a Netherlands aerobatic display team called "Red Sensation".
General Avia F.22C, registration PH-MRG, built 1999, serial number 023 Ede, Netherlands, 23 August 2019
