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Aerospatiale AS350/AS355 Ecureuil/Ecureuil 2

Aerospatiale AS350 Ecureuil (Squirrel) is a single engined Medium Utility helicopter,  The AS355 Ecureuil 2 is a twin engined variant, while the Eurocopter EC130 is a derivative of the AS350 airframe. Both single and twin engined versions are […]

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Sud Aviation (Aerospatiale) Caravelle

The Sud Aviation (Aerospatiale) Caravelle) was the world’s first short/medium-range jet airliner. Designed to a requirement for a short range jet, SNCASE (Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques de Sud-Est) responded with an aircraft with engines […]

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Aerospatiale/British Aerospace Concorde

Aerospatiale joined with British Aerospace to create supersonic transport (SST) Concorde airliner, the first example of which flew on March 2, 1969. The development costs of the Concorde were so great that they could never […]