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THE COMPANY
FOUNDED IN 1962

The SH-4 had groundbreaking and innovative features like a semi-rigid rotor and simplified mechanics, engineered to be easily inspected and maintained with quick change accessibility

Silvercraft SpA, founded in Milan in 1962, made aviation history with the XY helicopter, completing its first flight in October 1963.

In September 1968, the SH-4 became the first fully Italian-designed and built helicopter to receive certification from both the Italian Civil Aviation authority and FAA

Silvercraft joined the Antares Group in 1998, catapulting the company into a groundbreaking new chapter.
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