Aermacchi AL-60
| LASA-60 / AL-60 / C4M Kudu | |
|---|---|
| Operational Aermacchi AL-60B-2 registered in Germany | |
| General information | |
| Type | Utility aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Corporation |
| Designer | |
| Built by | Lockheed-Azcarate Aermacchi Atlas Aircraft Corporation |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary users | Mexican Air Force |
| Number built | ~180 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1974-1979 South Africa |
| First flight | 15 September 1959 |
| Variants | Northwest Ranger |
The Aermacchi AL-60 is a light civil utility aircraft of the late 1950s and early 1960s, originally designed by Al Mooney of Lockheed in the United States. After the company decided not to build the aircraft in the US, it was manufactured in small quantities in Mexico, and a few were assembled in Argentina (Santa Isabel, Córdoba) by Aviones Lockheed-Kaiser Argentina. It was also built in quantity under licence by Aermacchi in Italy and Atlas Aircraft Corporation in South Africa.