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Aerospatiale
Part II






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  • 1956 : The Sud-Est SE 313B Alouette II enter in production


  • 1957 : Sud-Aviation Formed


  • May 1957 : Sud-Aviation SE 3140
    Alouette II development, not produced

  • February 28, 1959 : Sud-Aviation SE 3160 Alouette III
    Alouette III prototype

    Pierre Gillard Alouettes Photos




  • 1960 : Sud-Aviation SE 316A Alouette III
    SE 3160 Grown from the Alouette II
  • June 1959 : Sud-Aviation SE 3200 Frelon
    Medium - Size helicopter. Only 2 units built
  • January 31, 1961 : Sud-Aviation SA 318 Alouette II
    Alouette II with a Turbomeca Astazau IIa of 530 hp
  • December 7, 1962
    First flight of the SE 3210 Frelon troops-transport prototype ( F-ZWWE )
  • May 28, 1963
    First flight of the SE 3210 Frelon naval prototype (F-ZWWF)
  • 1964 : Sud-Aviation SA 318C Alouette II
    First production units of the SA 318
    It was also assembled in USA by Republic and in Sweden by Saab

  • April 1965 : Sud-Aviation SA 330A Alouette IV.
    First flight of the prototype ( F-ZWWN )
    Result of a request of the Aviation Legere del l' Armee de Terre the Puma as was renamed, will finally be produced in cooperation with Westland
  • May 1965 : Sud-Aviation SA 321G Super Frelon
    Chinese Z-8
    Built with Sikorsky and Fiat cooperation was the

    Biggest helicopter
    built in
    Western Europe


    99 units built

  • 1967 : Nord 500
    A ducted - propeller ( Tilt-Rotor ) research aircraft

  • February 22, 1967 :
    Franco - British agreement for helicopter production signed between Sud Aviation and Westland covering licence production in UK of 48 SA330Es which were to be known as Puma HC1s in RAF service and the production of 292 SA341 Gazelles. In return the French were granted licence production of 40 Westland Lynx helicopters.

  • April 7,1967 : Sud-Aviation SA 340
    The Gazelle prototype, a five-seat helo, used an Alouette II tail rotor.
  • April 12,1968 : Sud-Aviation SA 341 Gazelle

    Originally designed to meet a french army requirement for an observation helicopter, was included in the 1967 Franco - British agreement .
    The Gazelle incorporates the Fenestron ( An enclosed tail rotor ) and a "semi-rigid" main rotor developed with Bolkow.

    Was also built in Yugoslavia by SOKO : Yugoslavian Gazelles


  • September 1968 : Sud-Aviation SA 330B Puma Page
    Also built by Westland in England (48 units) , ICA in Rumania (+100), Nurtanio (11) in Indonesia and Atlas in South Africa (as Oryx)

  • March 17, 1969 : Sud-Aviation SA 315B Lama Page



  • January 1, 1970
    The French government officially approved the merger of the three companies Sud-Aviation, Nord-Aviation and Sereb, creating a single company :
    Societe Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale.

    Continue Aerospatiale - Part 3



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