page_title: Ambrosini Rondone
section_title: Development
hierarchical_section_title: Ambrosini Rondone / Development
caption_attribution_description: English: Ambrosini F.4 Rondone I I-BAZZ Milan Linate 31 July 1965
context_page_description: The Ambrosini Rondone is an Italian-designed two/three-seat light touring monoplane of the early 1950s.
context_section_description: The Rondone was designed to meet the needs of Italian private pilots and aero clubs for a more modern touring aircraft. Stelio Frati prepared the basic design for the prototype two-seat F.4 Rondone I which was built by CVV in 1951. This was followed by nine production examples produced by SAI Ambrosini in collaboration with Aeronautica Lombardi.
  The three-seat F.7 Rondone II first flew on 10 February 1954 and the prototype and nine production examples were built for Ambrosini by Legnami Pasotti.
  The Rondone is of conventional wooden construction with a plywood-covered one-piece single spar wing and a monocoque fuselage. The tricycle undercarriage is retractable. Two-position flaps and dual controls are fitted. The Rondone II has an extended cabin with additional rear side windows.
caption: F.4 Rondone I two-seater at Milan Linate airport in 1965
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