Aérospatiale

Aérospatiale was a French aerospace manufacturer that primarily built both civilian and military aircraft and rockets.

The company was created in 1970 from the state-owned companies Sud Aviation, Nord Aviation and Société d'études et de réalisation d'engins balistiques (SÉREB).

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

In 1999, Aérospatiale merged with Matra Haute Technologie to form the Aérospatiale-Matra company. In 2001 this company was merged with Matra BAe Dynamics and the missile division of Alenia Marconi Systems to form MBDA.

On July 10, 2000, Aérospatiale-Matra merged with Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) of Spain and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA) of Germany to form The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS).

Products

The company worked with the British company Westland on three designs, the Puma, Gazelle and Lynx.

The Aérospatiale Corvette first flew in 1970 and went into service in 1974. Forty were built.

*Airbus Transport
*Alouette helicopter
*Arabsat satellite
*Ariane rocket
*ATR 42 and ATR 72 turboprop airliners (with Alenia)
*ATSF (unrealised)
*Caravelle Transport
*Concorde Transport (with British Aircraft Corporation)
*Corvette Transport
*Dauphin helicopter
*Epsilon Trainer
*Exocet missile
*Gazelle helicopter
*Hermes Spaceplane (unrealized)
*Lama helicopter
*Magister Trainer/Attack
*Puma helicopter
*Spacebus 300 satellite
*Zephyr Naval Trainer/Attack