[1] Originally involved with aircraft maintenance and support, the company decided to design and build a small jet trainer in 1951.

[1] The F.5 aircraft was designed by Stelio Frati based on his earlier glider work.

[1] It had an enclosed cabin with tandem seating for an instructor and student and was fitted with a jettisonable canopy.

Although evaluated by the Italian Air Force it gained little interest and was not ordered into production.

[1][3] The prototype, registered I-FACT, and only F.5 is on display at the Museo dell'Aeronautica Gianni Caproni in Trento.