Sud Aviation
Sud Aviation was a French aviation company which was regarded as the largest European manufacturer of missiles in the 1950s. Probably the most well-known pattern of the manufacturer was the Sud Aviation Caravelle.
History
1957 merged the state air carriers Ouest Aviation ( until 1956 SNCASO ) and Sud Est Aviation ( until 1956 SNCASE ) to Sud Aviation. Helicopters, which were developed after the merger, were given the prefix "SA", older still in production models retained their names ( for example, the versions SE- 3160 and SA -316 Alouette III).
In addition to the well-known and commercially successful helicopters Sud Aviation produced the first jet-powered short - and medium-haul airliner in the world: the Caravelle. After Sud Aviation had 1967 Potez Air Fouga over the manufacturer, the Fouga Magister was producing.
1970 merged with Sud Aviation Nord Aviation and Société Nationale Industrielle Aérospatiale SÉREB to ( SNIAS ), now part of EADS.