Ateliers de Construction Aéronautique de Zeebrugge
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Ateliers de Construction Aéronautique de Zeebruges, also known as ACAZ, Zeebrugge Aeronautical Construction Company, and Zacco was a Belgian
aircraft manufacturer of the 1920s, based in Zeebrugge
.
The company built a number of innovative prototype
s, but due largely to indifference by the Belgian government, the company folded without having put a single design into mass production.
Belgium
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aircraft manufacturer of the 1920s, based in Zeebrugge
Zeebrugge
Zeebrugge is a village on the coast of Belgium and a subdivision of Bruges, for which it is the modern port. Zeebrugge serves as both the international port of Bruges-Zeebrugge and a seafront resort with hotels, cafés, a marina and a beach.-Location:...
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The company built a number of innovative prototype
Prototype
A prototype is an early sample or model built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from.The word prototype derives from the Greek πρωτότυπον , "primitive form", neutral of πρωτότυπος , "original, primitive", from πρῶτος , "first" and τύπος ,...
s, but due largely to indifference by the Belgian government, the company folded without having put a single design into mass production.
List of Aircraft
- ACAZ T.1 (20's) Single-engine monoplane.
- ACAZ T.2 (1924) Single-engine monoplane. One of world's first all-metal monoplane. One built
- ACAZ C.2 (1926) Single-engine two-seat fighter/reconnaissance all-metal biplane. One built