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Factory at Gap (Hautes-Alpes) built Jodel D.117 1959-62, followed by Fournier RF 3 and RF 4, rights for latter being transferred to Sportavia in 1966.
In 1965 Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers at Cluny began considering a trainer. Result was AM-69 Georges Payre (6 May 1973), tandem wood monoplane. Planned metal version not built.
AMEUR AVIATION SA Ameur Aviation (known until 2001 as Ameur Aviation Technologie - AAT) originated on the island of Corsica, but has moved to mainland France.
Formed as SECM (Société d'Emboutissage et de Constructions Mécaniques) by Félix Amiot at Colombes (Paris) 1916. There followed 20 years of unremitting development of 54 major designs, starting with trainers…
ADVANCED MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY As an alternative to trans-Europe road transportation of large Airbus A380 subassemblies from Germany, Spain and UK to Toulouse, a number of outsize airship…
Company formed 1900 by Jules Gastambide and named after his daughter. Designer Léon Levasseur created excellent water-cooled V-8 engine, used 1903 in graceful monoplane which failed to fly. Subsequently Gastambide-Mengin…
APEX INTERNATIONAL Three French light aircraft manufacturers are included in the holding company Apex International (formerly known as Aéronautique Service); products of BUL, CAP and Robin are described where appropriate;…
Emerged at 1934 Paris airshow with 4-seat amphibian with twin pusher Gipsy Major, possibly not flown.
René Arnoux built at least 5 aircraft 1909-22, last being tailless Coupe Deutsch racer.
Arsenal de l'Aéronautique set up as state enterprise by 1936 nationalization of defence industries. Installed in factory at Villacoublay, expanded during war to Villeurbanne (Lyon) in then-unoccupied zone, and after…
Association Zéphyr was founded in 1994 by fourth-year student engineers of the Ecole Supérieure des Techniques Aérotechniques et de Construction Automobile (ESTACA), who have designed the Alizé light aircraft, intended…
Astra Société de Constructions Aéronautiques was major producer of balloons and non-rigid airships up to 1920. Licence to make Wright Flyers (1909) led to derived Astra-Wright C (commercial) and CM…
Former Amiot company, nationalized on liberation 1945, continued building Ju 52/3m as AAC.1.
Based at Dinard-Pleurtuit, built Piel Emeraude under licence.
Former Farman company, nationalized on liberation 1945.
Former Avions Caudron-Renault, nationalized on liberation 1945, continued building Goëland and sailplanes.
First World War pilot Paul Aubert established Aubert-Aviation at Buc (Versailles) 1932, and produced prototype PA-20 Cigale side-by-side high-wing trainer 1936. In 1938 became Avions Paul Aubert, with large contracts…
Aviasud Engineering SA at Fréjus is major producer of microlights, such as Mistral variants and Sirocco.
Major builder of military aircraft 1925-28, part of Schneider-Creusot armaments empire. Monoplanes predominated, including fighters, bombers and (Type 132, 1927) passenger transport, all featuring Alférium light alloy with corrugated skin.
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