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National Aeronautical Company

Defunct aircraft and engine manufacturer1

Compagnia Nazionale Aeronautica was a manufacturer of aircraft and aircraft engines established in Italy in 1920 by Count Giovanni Bonmartini. Together with a group of World War I veteran pilots, he operated a flying school in Rome from a field that would eventually be developed into Littorio Airport. For the next decade or so, CNA also developed their own aircraft and engines to power them.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1920Founded1

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CNA PM.1 MM.417
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Compagnia Nazionale Aeronautica was a manufacturer of aircraft and aircraft engines established in Italy in 1920 by Count Giovanni Bonmartini. Together with a group of World War I veteran pilots, he operated a flying school in Rome from a field that would eventually be developed into Littorio Airport. For the next decade or so, CNA also developed their own aircraft and engines to power them. Bonmartini had also worked on an advanced racing motorcycle engine, the GBR in another partnership, and eventually CNA acquired the rights to this as well.2

Products and brands

Types from Italian Civil and Military aircraft 1930–1945

CNA Beta

CNA Eta

CNA Teta

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CNA Merrah

CNA 15

CNA 25

CNA PM.1

From Wikipedia’s article on Compagnia Nazionale Aeronautica, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1934Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1920Founded Founded1

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