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Alenia Aermacchi

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  Alenia Aermacchi Type S.A. (corporation) Industry Aeronautics Predecessor Alenia Aeronautica                               Aermacchi Founded January 2012 Defunct December 31, 2015 Successor Leonardo S.p.A. Services Aero Structures Products            Aircraft Alenia Aermacchi S.p.A. provides Defence Aircraft, Civil Aircraft and Engine Parts. The Company provides Defence Aircraft including Transport, Trainer, Special Mission and Fighter Aircraft. Alenia Aermacchi markets its products globally. Alenia Aermacchi was a company active in the aeronautics sector with offices and plants in Venegono Superiore, Varese, Turin Airport in San Maurizio Canavese, Province of Turin and Pomigliano d'Arco, Province of Naples. From 1 January 2016, the activities of Alenia Aermacchi merged into Leonardo’ s Aircraft and Aero Structures Division. History Alenia Aermacchi was created on 1 January 2012 as the merger of Alenia Aeronautica and its subsidiaries (Alenia) Aermac

AgustaWestland

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  Industry           Helicopter Predecessor Agusta                                                   Westland Helicopters Founded           2000 Defunct           2015 (merged in Leonardo) Headquarters           Rome, Italy Products           Helicopters History The collaboration between Agusta and Westland dates back to 1981, when the two companies established the European Helicopter Industries joint venture with the aim of developing a new medium-size utility helicopter, the EH101. In March 1999, Finmeccanica and GKN announced their intention to merge their respective helicopter subsidiaries.[8] The two parties announced finalised terms for the merger in July 2000, which included a 50:50 ownership structure. This company was founded in 2000, but it became defunct in 2015 when it merged with Leonardo . Even though it is now considered defunct, AgustaWestland is now the helicopters division that makes up the Leonardo Helicopters brand. There was a coll

Aérospatiale

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Industry           Aerospace and Defense Predecessor Sud Aviation                                                   Nord Aviation                                                   SEREB Founded           1970 Defunct           10 July 2000 Fate           Merged into EADS Successor EADS AEROSPATIALE a French state-owned company, is one of the world’s leaders in the development and manufacturing of aerospace equipment. Aerospatiale’s many products and research projects can be divided into four basic categories: Aircraft, Helicopters, Missile Systems, and Space Equipment. Its development of the Concorde in partnership with Great Britain is one of the best known example of Aerospatiale’s commitment to cooperation with other countries. A significant portion of the company’s business is done in such international consortiums as Airbus Industrie, ATR, Euromissile and Eurocopter SA. The company’s aircraft division, with approximately 14,000 employees, ha

AERION SUPERSONIC

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AERION SUPERSONIC:  THE FIRST AIRCRAFT IN HISTORY TO FLY SUPERSONIC WITHOUT A BOOM REACHING THE GROUND ENTREPRENEURS, INNOVATORS, RISK TAKERS, AND PIONEERS The mindset of a startup with decades of research and experience underneath us. Aerion Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Reno, Nevada. It was founded by Robert Bass of Fort Worth.  From 2004 until 2021, the company had been developing a 10-passengercsupersonic jet to cut transatlantic flights by three hours using "boomless cruise" technology to negate the sonic boom. It was expected to be the first supersonic aircraft without an afterburner to lower emissions, and the first to run on biofuels. SPEED Mach 1.4 Supersonic cruising speed 4,200NM Supersonic range 0.95 Mach Subsonic cruising speed 5,400NM Subsonic range LUXURY A PERFECT INTEGRATION OF FUTURE TECHNOLOGY AND CRAFTSMANSHIP Sustainable Luxury Design Aerion Proprietary Seating WhisperQuiet™ Cabin and Purity™ Climate Cont

Adam Aircraft Industries

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  Industry           Aerospace Founded           1998 Defunct                     2009 Headquarters           Arapahoe County, Colorado Key people                     George F. Adam, Jr.                                                                       John C. Knudsen Products           Aircraft Total Produced Aircraft           9 Adam Aircraft Industries (AAI) was an aircraft manufacturer founded by George F. Adam Jr and John C. Knudsen in 1998. The company was located at Centennial Airport in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area of Colorado. The company certified and produced the inline piston twin-engined Adam A500, while the turbofan-powered Adam A700 AdamJet was under development. The A700 was intended to be an entrant into the niche of Very Light Jets (VLJs), but its development was ceased before production was achieved. One of the first Adam A500s manufactured, A500 s/n 0002, was featured in the 2006 Michael Mann film Miami Vice.