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Aérospatiale was a French aerospace manufacturer
Aerospace manufacturer

An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, and/or spacecraft....
 that primarily built both civilian and military aircraft
Aircraft

An aircraft is a vehicle which is able to flight by being supported by the air, or in general, the atmosphere, of a planet. Examples include balloons, airplanes and helicopters....
, rocket
Rocket

A rocket or rocket vehicle is a missile, aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust by the Reaction of the rocket to the ejection of fast moving fluid exhaust from a rocket engine....
s and satellite
Satellite

In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an Physical body which has been placed into orbit by human endeavor. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....
s.

History
The company was created in 1970 from the state-owned companies Sud Aviation
Sud Aviation

Sud Aviation was a France state-owned aircraft manufacturer, originating from the merger of Sud-Est and Sud-Ouest on March 1, 1957. Both companies had themselves been formed from smaller privately owned corporations that had been nationalized into six regional design and manufacturing pools just prior to World War II....
, Nord Aviation
Nord Aviation

Nord Aviation was a state-owned France aircraft manufacturer. It was created on October 1, 1954 upon the acquisition of Arsenal de l'A?ronautique by SNCAN ....
 and Société d'études et de réalisation d'engins balistiques (SÉREB). Starting in 1971 it was directed by Émile Dewoitine
Émile Dewoitine

?mile Dewoitine was a French aviation industrialist....
 and Bernard Dufour.

In 1991 the company helped construct the revolutionary chassis of the Bugatti EB110
Bugatti EB110

The Bugatti EB110 was a Mid-engine design sports car from Bugatti#Bugatti Automobili SpA, the 1990s successor to one of the most celebrated marques in automotive history....
 Supercar.






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Aérospatiale was a French aerospace manufacturer
Aerospace manufacturer

An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, and/or spacecraft....
 that primarily built both civilian and military aircraft
Aircraft

An aircraft is a vehicle which is able to flight by being supported by the air, or in general, the atmosphere, of a planet. Examples include balloons, airplanes and helicopters....
, rocket
Rocket

A rocket or rocket vehicle is a missile, aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust by the Reaction of the rocket to the ejection of fast moving fluid exhaust from a rocket engine....
s and satellite
Satellite

In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an Physical body which has been placed into orbit by human endeavor. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....
s.

History


The company was created in 1970 from the state-owned companies Sud Aviation
Sud Aviation

Sud Aviation was a France state-owned aircraft manufacturer, originating from the merger of Sud-Est and Sud-Ouest on March 1, 1957. Both companies had themselves been formed from smaller privately owned corporations that had been nationalized into six regional design and manufacturing pools just prior to World War II....
, Nord Aviation
Nord Aviation

Nord Aviation was a state-owned France aircraft manufacturer. It was created on October 1, 1954 upon the acquisition of Arsenal de l'A?ronautique by SNCAN ....
 and Société d'études et de réalisation d'engins balistiques (SÉREB). Starting in 1971 it was directed by Émile Dewoitine
Émile Dewoitine

?mile Dewoitine was a French aviation industrialist....
 and Bernard Dufour.

In 1991 the company helped construct the revolutionary chassis of the Bugatti EB110
Bugatti EB110

The Bugatti EB110 was a Mid-engine design sports car from Bugatti#Bugatti Automobili SpA, the 1990s successor to one of the most celebrated marques in automotive history....
 Supercar. The chassis was built completely out of carbon fibre, and was very lightweight.

In 1992, DaimlerBenz Aerospace AG (DASA) and Aérospatiale combined their helicopter divisions to form the Eurocopter Group
Eurocopter Group

The Eurocopter Group is a European helicopter manufacturing and support company formed in 1992 from the merger of Germany DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG and the helicopter divisions of France A?rospatiale....
.

In 1999, Aérospatiale merged with Matra Haute Technologie
Matra

M?canique Avion TRAction or Matra was a France company covering a wide range of activities mainly related to automobile, bicycles, aeronautics and weapon which from 1994 was a subsidiary of Lagard?re Group and which now operates under that name....
 to form Aérospatiale-Matra
Aérospatiale-Matra

A?rospatiale-Matra was a European missile and aircraft manufacturer. It was formed in 1999 by the merger of France companies A?rospatiale and Matra#Matra Haute Technologie....
. In 2001, Aérospatiale-Matra's missile group was merged with Matra BAe Dynamics
Matra BAe Dynamics

Matra BAe Dynamics was formed in August 1996 in aviation by merger of half the missile business of Matra Defense of France and BAe Dynamics of the United Kingdom and was Europe's largest manufacturer of missiles and Unmanned aerial vehicles....
 and the missile division of Alenia Marconi Systems
Alenia Marconi Systems

Alenia Marconi Systems was a major European integrated defence electronics company and an equal shares joint venture between BAE Systems and Finmeccanica until its dissolution on May 3, 2005....
 to form MBDA. Lionel Jospin
Lionel Jospin

Lionel Jospin is a French politics who served as Prime Minister of France, during the third "cohabitation ", under Jacques Chirac, from 1997 to 2002....
's Plural Left government initiated the privatization
Privatization

Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of business from the public sector to the private sector . In a broader sense, privatization refers to transfer of any government function to the private sector including governmental functions like revenue collection and law enforcement....
 of Aérospatiale.

On July 10, 2000, Aérospatiale-Matra merged with Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) of Spain and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA)
DASA

DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG, or DASA, was the former aerospace subsidiary of Daimler-Benz from 1989. In July 2000 DaimlerChrysler Aerospace merged with Aerospatiale-Matra and Construcciones Aeron?uticas SA to form EADS....
 of Germany to form the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS
EADS

The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V. is a large European aerospace corporation, formed by the merger on 10 July 2000 of DaimlerChrysler Aerospace of Germany, A?rospatiale-Matra of France, and Construcciones Aeron?uticas SA of Spain....
).

Products


Fixed-wing aircraft

  • ATR 42
    ATR 42

    The ATR 42 is a twin-turboprop, short-haul regional airliner built in France and Italy by ATR . The name "42" comes from the aircraft's standard seating, which varies from 40 to 50....
     (as part of ATR)
  • ATR 72
    ATR 72

    The ATR 72 is a twin-turboprop short-haul regional airliner built in France and Italy by ATR . It seats up to 74 passengers in a single-class configuration and is operated by a two-pilot crew....
     (as part of ATR)
  • Avion de Transport Supersonique Futur
    Avion de Transport Supersonique Futur

    The Avion de Transport Supersonique Futur also known as Alliance was a concept design for supersonic aircraft considered by British Aerospace and Aerospatiale....
     (not built)
  • CM.170 Magister
    Fouga Magister

    The Fouga Magister was a 1950s France two-seat jet trainer. The related Fouga Z?phyr was a carrier-capable version for the French Navy.Although it is often lauded as the first purpose built two-seat turbojet-powered trainer aircraft, similar claims are made for the Fokker S.14 Machtrainer whose first flight, production, and service entry w...
  • CM.175 Zephyr
    Fouga Zéphyr

    The Fouga Z?phyr was a 1950s France two-seat carrier-capable jet trainer for the French Navy. It was developed from the land-based Fouga Magister....
  • Concorde
    Concorde

    The A?rospatiale-BAC Concorde aircraft is a supersonic passenger airliner or supersonic transport . It was a product of an Anglo-French government treaty, combining the manufacturing efforts of A?rospatiale and British Aircraft Corporation....
     (with British Aircraft Corporation
    British Aircraft Corporation

    The British Aircraft Corporation was a United Kingdom aircraft manufacturer formed from the government-pressured merger of English Electric, Vickers-Armstrong, the Bristol Aeroplane Company and Hunting Aircraft in 1960....
    )
  • SE 210 Caravelle
    Sud Aviation Caravelle

    The Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle was the first short/medium-range jet airliner, produced by the French Sud Aviation firm starting in 1955 . The Caravelle would go on to be one of the more successful European first generation jetliners, selling throughout Europe and even penetrating the United States market, with an order for 20 from United A...
  • SN 601 Corvette
    Aérospatiale Corvette

    The A?rospatiale SN 601 Corvette is a French business jet of the early 1970s, A?rospatiale's only venture into that market. Sales were disappointing, and only 40 prototype and production Corvettes were built....
  • TB 30 Epsilon


Helicopters

  • AS350 Ecureuil/AStar
  • AS355 Ecureuil 2|TwinStar
    Eurocopter AS355

    The Eurocopter AS355 Ecureuil 2 is a twin-engine helicopter originally manufactured by A?rospatiale . The AS355 is marketed in North America as the TwinStar....
  • SA 313/SA 318 Alouette II
    Aérospatiale Alouette II

    The Alouette II is a light helicopter originally manufactured by Sud Aviation and later A?rospatiale, both of France. The Alouette II was the first production helicopter to use a gas turbine instead of a conventional heavier piston engine....
  • SA 315B Lama
    Aérospatiale Lama

    The A?rospatiale SA 315B Lama is a France single-engined helicopter developed to meet a requirement for hot and high operations, it combines the Alouette II airframe with Alouette III components....
  • SA 316/SA 319 Alouette III
    Aérospatiale Alouette III

    The A?rospatiale Alouette III is a single-engine, light utility helicopter developed by Sud Aviation and later manufactured by A?rospatiale of France....
  • SA 321 Super Frelon
    Aérospatiale Super Frelon

    The A?rospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon is a heavy transport helicopter produced by A?rospatiale of France. The helicopter is still in use in China where the locally produced version is known as the Z-8....
  • SA 330 Puma
    Aérospatiale Puma

    The A?rospatiale Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engined medium transport/utility helicopter. The Puma was originally manufactured by Sud Aviation of France under the designation SA 330....
  • SA 341/SA 342 Gazelle
    Aérospatiale Gazelle

    The Gazelle is a France-designed helicopter, created by the company Sud Aviation, which later became A?rospatiale, and later still Eurocopter Group....
  • SA 360 Dauphin
    Aérospatiale Dauphin

    The A?rospatiale SA 360 Dauphin was a single-engine French utility helicopter developed as a replacement for A?rospatiale's A?rospatiale Alouette III in the early 1970s and to fill a gap in the company's product line in the six to ten-seat helicopter category....
  • SA 365/AS365 Dauphin 2
    Eurocopter Dauphin

    The Eurocopter SA 365/AS365 Dauphin is a medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter ....


Missiles

  • Exocet
    Exocet

    The Exocet is a France-built anti-ship missile whose various versions can be launched from surface vessels, submarines, and airplanes. Several hundred were fired in combat during the 1980s....


Space-related products

  • Arabsat (satellite)
  • Ariane
    Ariane (rocket)

    Ariane is a series of a European civilian expendable launch vehicles for space launch use. The name comes from the French language spelling of the mythological character Ariadne; the word is also used in French to describe some types of hummingbird....
     rocket
    Rocket

    A rocket or rocket vehicle is a missile, aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust by the Reaction of the rocket to the ejection of fast moving fluid exhaust from a rocket engine....
  • Hermes
    Hermes (shuttle)

    Hermes was a proposed spaceplane designed by the French Centre national d'?tudes spatiales in 1975, and later by the European Space Agency, which was superficially similar to the US X-20....
     spaceplane
    Spaceplane

    A spaceplane is a rocket plane designed to pass the edge of space. It combines some of the features of an aircraft and some of a spacecraft. Typically, it takes the form of a spacecraft equipped with wings, and may be airbreathing or be purely rocket based....
     (not built)
  • Huygens probe
    Huygens probe

    The Huygens probe, supplied by the European Space Agency and named after the Dutch 17th century astronomer Christiaan Huygens, was an atmospheric entry probe carried to Saturn 's moon Titan as part of the Cassini-Huygens mission....
  • Meteosat
    Meteosat

    The Meteosat series of satellites are geostationary meteorological satellites operated by EUMETSAT under the Meteosat Transition Programme .The program was established to ensure the operational continuity between the end of the successful Meteosat Operational Programme in 1995 and Meteosat Second Generation , which came into operation at th...
     (satellite)
  • Spacebus
    Spacebus

    Spacebus is the name given to a family of geostationary telecommunications satellites developed starting in the 1980s by Aerospatiale, now Thales Alenia Space, in its Cannes Mandelieu Space Center....
     (satellite)
  • Turksat
    Turksat

    Turksat Satellite Communication and Cable TV Operation AS is the only satellite operator company in Turkey. It was founded as a publicly owned and privately operated company....
     (satellite)


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