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1961
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C'HT, 25 May 1961 711 Sud Frelon prototype •n Mher countries have bought the type for" C\MV and military use. A five-seater, theAiouette H has a constant-speed transmission making for simplicity of piloting. Its perfor-mance at altitude has been proved by nume- rous records and landings at considerableheights on mountains. Saab in Sweden and Republic Aviation in America both hold aproduction licence, and Republic have demon- strated dropping of homing torpedoes fromflor.t-equipped Alouettes based on destroyers. Nord SS.1O and SS.ll missiles have beenfired, and a variety of specialized civil and military equipment is available. Cruisingspeed is 108 m.p.h., endurance 3hr 15min, and payload for a 62 mile flight is 1,0401b. An important recent development of theAiouette II is the fitting of an Astazou 530 h.p. turboshaft engine. Very little modificationis required, but range is considerably im- proved, and production of this version seemslikely. Another development is a remote- controlled version, with autopilot, for flyingover areas where radiation, smoke or similar hazards make human access dangerous. Two years ago Sud produced the prototypeAiouette HI which seats seven people, has a monocoque tail-boom and faired centresection, and is powered by the 700 h.p. Arouste IIIB derated at sea level to 550 h.p.Two prototypes were followed by four pre- production aircraft, two of them for theFrench army. Export orders from Sweden, Burma and South Africa have already beenreceived and the first production aircraft should be completed in July. An Aiouetterecently landed at 19.700ft with two people and 5501b of load in the Himalayas. Sud aremoving their helicopter production lines, with the exception of the rotor blade unit, fromLa Courneuve to Marignane. where the Sikorsky HSS-1 and H-34 (S-58) are already inproduction under Sikorsky licence. Almost all the 252 S-58s have been completed; most arefor the French Services, but some are now also being exported to Belgium. There areplans to fit HSS-ls with two Turbomeca Bastans, which would greatly improve theirperformance and give them twin-engined safety. There should be considerable conver-sion opportunities among the 400 S-58-type helicopters now operating in Europe. The largest indigenous Sud helicopterdesign is the SA.3200 Frelon, two prototypes of which have been flying for more than twoyears. Originally intended to serve all three French Services, but also to meet possiblecivil requirements, the Frelon suffered tail- rotor vibration troubles, and has also beenovertaken by considerable increases in the power of the Turbomeca Turmo engine. Anew version, designated 3210 Frelon is now in the development stage. It will be powered bythree Turmo Ills, each giving 1,250 h.p.— the earlier Turmos gave 700 h.p.—and have asix-blade main rotor and flying-boat hull. Gross weight will be increased from 17,6001bto 24,2001b. The prototype is under construc- tion, and production is provided for in theLoi Programme covering the next four years. Finally, Sud are engaged with German andItalian companies in a NATO project for a crane helicopter, reported in one instance tobe Sikorsky S-61D or S-64, which will be mainly financed by Germany. Wassmer A considerable number of lightaircraft and gliders have been made by Wassmer, including 150 Jodel D.I 12 two-seaters, 195 D.120 Paris-Nice two-seaters (Continental 90 h.p.) and 60 Javelot single-seat gliders. The company is at present con- centrating on production of the D.120 atsix per month and on the Javelot, but produc- tion of the 180 h.p. four-seat Super IV Sancyis also under way and more than 17 have been sow. This type has the Lycoming O-360engine and carries four people, baggage, ample radio and fuel for six hours. Its bestcruising speed is 165 m.p.h. and best range ™i miles. The steel-tube fuselage is plastic-and fabric-covered and the cabin is covered by a iingle-piece sliding canopy. The wing is wouden, with plywood covering and has apee'\ laminar flow section. An air-test renort "i i-light for April 27 indicated good handlingon the ground and in the air and excellent visibility. The Super IV is comparable in mostrespects with the Cominche 180. In the advanced development stage is theBijave two-seat glider which competed for government orders with the Breguet Choucas.The relative merits of the aircraft were lost in a political battle between the two companies, but Wassmer intend to produce the Bijavc.The Wassmer factory at Issoire is well equipped with wood-working, steel-tube,sheet metal, fabric and plastics departments— some 40 components of the Super IV are inplastics—and sub-contracts have been under- taken for the Atelier Industrie! de I'Air. AIRFRAME MANUFACTURERS Name and Head Office Societe Anonyme des Ateliers d'AviationLouis Breguet 24, Rue G. BizetParis 16. Tel. PAS. 90.93 Generals Aeronautique Marcel Dassault 78Quai Carnot Saint Cloud (S.&O.) Tel. MOL. 36.80 Societe Anonyme de Construction des Avions Hurel DuboisRoute de Verriere Meudon (S.&O.) Tel. OBS. 27.90 Latecoere 79, Av Marceau Paris l6.Tel.PAS.OI.05 Engins Matra 49, Rue de Lisbonne Paris. Tel. WAG. 59.50 Avions Max Holste 1 1 Rue Gosset Reims (Marne) Tel. 47.26.65 Societe Anonyme Morane Saulnier3,5 Rue Volta Puteaux (Seine) Tel. LON. 21.94 Nord-Aviation SNCA I2bis Ave Bosquet Paris. Tel. INV. 40.71 Etablissements Henry Potez (Potez-Air Fouga) 46 Avenue KleberParis 16 Tel. KLE. 27.83 Scintex-Aviation 65 Ruede I'lndustrie Courbevoie (Seine) Tel. DEF. 06.69 Societe Aeronautique Normande SAN Aerodrome de Bernay (Eure)Tel.593 Societe Francaise d'Entretien et de Reparation de Materiel AeronautiqueSFERMA 3 Quai Gallieni Suresnes (Seine). Tel. LON. 58.24 Societe Industrielle Pour l'A6ronautique SIPA40 Rue J-J. Rousseau Suresnes (Seine) Tel. LON. 45.35 Sud-Aviation SNCA 37. Boulevard Mont- morency Paris 16 Tel. BAG. 8400 Wassmer1 1 Rue E. Dolet Paris 20 Tel. MEN. 21.33 Capital New Francs 16.250,000 22,563,000 8,200,000 1,500,000 10,000,000 2,200,000 3,168,000 45,250,000 4,750,000 ( + 750,000) 2,400,000 150,000 7,790,000 1,000.000 166,500,000 100.000 President S. Floirat President M. Vallieres Gerant Directeur General L. J. Dubois President Mile. J. Ligonnet Directeur General M. Chassagny President Directeur General M. Holste President Directeur General R. Saulnier President P. Mazer President Directeur General H. Potez Gerant DirecteurGeneral J. M. Vernhes President Directeur General Mme L. Ouerey President Directeur General M. BardrePresident G. Arm President Directeur General G. HereilPresident Directeur General J. P. Dumont Directeur General Location ofWorks Villacoublay-Velizy Toulouse Bayonne-Anglet Chateauroux-Deols Biarritz-Parme Saint Cloud Argenteuil Boulogne Talence Merignac Melun-Viltaroche Villacoublay-Meudon Paris Toulouse Boulogne Paris Salbris Courbevoie Reims Puteaux Villacoublay Ossun-Tarbes Chatillon/s Bagneux Bourges Les Mureaux MeaulteMelun-Villaroche Gatines Toussus-le-Noble Argenteuil Saint Cloud Suresnes DreuxToulouse Aire s. Adour Courbevoie Riom Bernay Bordeaux-Merignac Neuilly Le BourgetSt. Nazaire Suresnes Villacoublay Toulouse Marseille-Marigriane Bordeaux-Merignac Saint Nazaire Nantes- Bo uguenaisRochefort La Courneuve CannesCourbevoie Issoire (P. de Dome) FloorArea (m')» 129,000 160,000 14,500 17.984 18.175 10.000 57,000 261,000 75,000 1,200 3,200 45,000 18,000 600,000 3.600 Per- sonnel 4,400 5,500 510 1.100 1,100 450 1,780 7.890 2.000 50 70 1,350 600 23,000 100 •Im. = 10.76 sq ft
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