Soc. d’Etudes de Matériels d'Aviation produced 12 designs 1928-34, best-known being SEMA 10 and 12 multirole transport biplanes (Lorraine 240-hp 7Me or 350 hp 9Na) built by SA Bordelaise at…
Société d’Etudes Victor Minié Aviation (works at St Cyr) was separate firm from Victor Minié Aéronautique which made aero engines. Produced sailplanes and in 1950 masterminded installations of SNECMA Escopette…
Société Française d'Aviation Nouvelle was established 1935 by M. Chasseris (Nieuport director) to build lightplanes and gliders. Bought licence for BAC (Kronfeld) Drone, produced in modified form as SFAN 2,…
Société Française de Constructions Aéronautiques formed July 1934 to produce aircraft (initially to designs of M. Maillet) at Surèsnes factory of Blériot-Aéronautique. First was Maillet 20 high-speed 3-seat low-wing monoplane,…
Société Française d'Etudes et de Constructions de Matériels Aéronautiques Spéciaux was formed October 1952 by reorganization of Arsenal de l'Aéronautique, taking over design/production teams at Le Bourget, Villacoublay, Villeurbanne (Lyon)…
Société Simplex built small numbers of tailless monoplanes designed by M. Arnoux 1921-4, 2 being racers.
Société Industrielle Pour l'Aéronautique formed 1938 at Suresnes (Paris) to support established companies (Morane-Saulnier, Lioré et Olivier and Amiot) by supplying mass-produced parts. In 1943 assigned responsibility for Arado Ar…
Formed by designer Yves Gardan at St-Florentin (Yonne) 1967 to produce low-wing light monoplanes GY 90 Mowgli 2-seater, GY 100 Bagheera 4-seat and larger more powerful GY 110 Sher Khan.…
GECI International Formed in 1979, GECI International is a transport-orientated engineering and consulting company with a staff of 400. It has contributed to the Fairchild Dornier 728 and various business…
Société Morbihannaise d'Aéro Navigation bought rights to Tisserand’s 2 seat Hydroplum II amphibian; sold as factory-built (33 by January 1992) named Petrel, and in kit form.
On forced nationalization of industry Dewoitine was assigned to SNCA du Midi, formed February 1937 and taking over main Toulouse factory a month later. Continued accelerated production D.520 fighter, and…
Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques de l'Ouest formed under terms of Nationalization law January 1937, taking over a Breguet factory at Nantes, Loire-Nieuport at Issy-les-Moulineaux and Loire at St Nazaire.…
Following forced nationalization Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Sud-Est formed December 1936, taking over Levallois-Perret and Argenteuil plants of LeO (but not Rochefort), all Romano and SPCA and Sartrouville…
Following forced nationalization Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Sud-Ouest formed November 1936, taking over Blériot-SPAD, LeO and SASO and a number of Bloch factories. After 1940 by far the…
Giant producer of engines built Atar Volant VTOL test rig (tethered flights under remote control began 22 September 1956) followed by piloted C.400 P-2 (14 May 1957) and C.450 Coléoptère…
SOCATA Société de Constructions d'Avions de Tourisme et d'Affaires (Subsidiary of EADS) Formed 1966 as a subsidiary of Aerospatiale responsible for light aircraft. By mid-2002, Socata had produced over 2,100…
Société de Gestion de Participations Aéronautiques is state holding company to manage shareholdings in industry and effect mergers and other deals. In 1992 held 20% Dassault and 7% Aerospatiale.
Roger Sommer was outstanding pioneer aviator, flying at 1909 Reims meeting with Farman III (Vivinus), and building own-design biplane 1911 which flew with 13 on board. In 1914 formed company…
Claude Soyer and Jean Barritault produced trim SB.01 tandem-seat low-wing monoplane 1984.
Société Pour les Appareils Deperdussin formed February 1910 at Bétheny, Reims, by wealthy silk merchant Armand Deperdussin. Built numerous monoplanes and biplanes, most designed by Louis Béchereau and Andre Herbemont,…
Société Provençale de Constructions Aéronautiques formed 1924 at Marseilles and La Ciotat as aircraft subsidiary of SPC Navales and shipping line Messageries Maritimes. In March 1925 obtained rights to build…
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