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Sud Aviation
Sud Aviation was a French state-owned aircraft manufacturer, originating from the merger of Sud-Est and Sud-Ouest on 1 March 1957. In 1970 the Société nationale industrielle aérospatiale (SNIAS) was formed by the merger of Sud Aviation, Nord-Aviation and Société d'études et de réalisation d'engins balistiques (SEREB).
Sud Aviation (from 1970 SNIAS, from 1984 Aérospatiale) and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) jointly developed and manufactured Concorde, a turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner from 1962.
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SA 330
Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle
The Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle was developed by SNCASE in the early 1950s, and made its maiden flight on 27 May 1955. It included some de Havilland designs and components developed for the de Havilland Comet. SNCASE was merged into the larger Sud Aviation conglomerate before the aircraft entered revenue service on 26 April 1959 with Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS); 282 were built until the production ended in 1972. It was operated in every continent until its retirement in 2005.
The short-range, five-abreast airliner is powered by two aft-mounted Rolls-Royce Avon turbojet engines, allowing a clean low wing. The configuration was later retained in many narrow-body aircraft and regional jets. The initial I, III and VI variants could seat 90 to 99 passengers over 1,650 to 2,500 km (890 to 1,350 nmi). The later, slightly longer 10/11 variants, could seat 99 to 118 passengers over 2,800 to 3,300 km (1,500 to 1,800 nmi), powered by Pratt & Whitney JT8D low-bypass turbofans. The stretched Caravelle 12 could seat 131 over 3,200 km (1,700 nmi).
Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III, registration PH-TRN, built 1965, serial number 191
Airport Rome, Rome, Italy, August 1969
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SA 330
Sud Aviation SA 316 Alouette III
The Alouette III (Lark) is a single-engine, light utility helicopter developed by Sud Aviation as an enlarged derivative of the earlier and highly successful Alouette II. Sharing many elements with its predecessor while offering an extra pair of seats and other refinements, it quickly became a commercial success amongst both civil and military customers. Further variants were also developed, a high-altitude derivative, designated as the SA 315B Lama, entered operational service in July 1971.
The SE 3160 prototype version first flew on 28 February 1959 and entered production in 1961 as SA 316A. It remained in production until 1968, when it was replaced by the SA 316B. The last and 1437th Alouette III left the Marignane assembly lines in 1979, when the main production line in France was closed down.
The Alouette III was also built under licence by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in India as the HAL Chetak, by Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR) in Romania as the IAR 316 and by F+W Emmen in Switzerland.
Sud Aviation SA-316 Alouette III, registration 3E-KI, built 1969, serial number 1545
Den Helder Airport (DHR/EHKD), Den Helder, Netherlands, 16 September 2017
SE 210 | SA 316 |
SA 330
Sud Aviation SA 330 Puma
The Sud Aviation SA 330 Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engined medium transport/utility helicopter. It was originally developed and built by Sud Aviation and continued to be built by SNIAS and Aérospatiale.
Development work began in 1963 with backing from the French government. The first of two Puma prototypes flew on 15 April 1965; six further pre-production models were also built, the last of which flew on 30 July 1968. The first production SA 330 Puma flew in September 1968, with deliveries to the French Army starting in early 1969.
It was also license-built in Romania as the IAR 330 and in the UK by Westland Helicopters as Westland Puma. Two advanced, unlicensed derivatives, the Denel Rooivalk and Atlas Oryx, were made in South Africa.
SNIAS SA 330 Puma HC.Mk 2, registration ZJ957, built 1976?, serial number 1474
Vliegbasis Volkel (UDE/EHVK), Uden, Netherlands, 14 June 2019
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