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Aerotecnica Sa

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Marquis del Merito, a Spanish industrialist, established Aerotecnica SA as an aerial photography and crop spraying business based at Cuatro Vientos near Madrid.
Aerotechnica sa began to develop and build helicopters of French (Jean Cantinieau) design, and also was licensed for Matra-Cantinieau production. Two prototypes of AC-12 built in Madrid by mid-1950s (first one flown July 1956) and a few delivered to Spanish Air Force. Type was unorthodox in layout and featured transmission and reduction gear on automobile principles. AC-14 development flew July 1957, but Aerotecnica organization dissolved in 1962.
Aerotecnica also started construction of a prototype of the much larger AC.21 which was a 12/14 passenger machine with twin Turbomeca Turmo III turbines and a massive ducted-air tailboom. A turbine version of the AC.12 was planned and they also started working on the AC.15 development of the AC.14 with a 260hp Lycoming O-435-V engine. In 1962 the Spanish Government withdrew further financial support and Aerotecnica went into liquidation.
Following the collapse of Aerotecnica, Jean Cantinieau returned to France where he joined Matra.

Aerotec / Sociedade Aerotec Ltda

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Sociedade Aerotec Ltda., Engenharia Aeronautica formed 1968. Designed and built Uirapuru which, as T-23, was ordered by Brazilian, Bolivian, and Paraguayan air forces and civil flying clubs. In the Brazilian Air Force the T-23 succeeded the locally built Dutch Fokker types. Developed A-132 Tangara as potential replacement for T-23 (first flown 1981) but further developed into A-135 Tangara II. Aerotec also produced wings for EMBRAER Ipanema agricultural aircraft, starter pods, and components.

Aerostar Aircraft Corporation

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1970: Butler Aviation,
Kerrville TX,
USA

Formed July 1,1970, following an agreement the previous November between Butler Aviation International Inc. and American Electronic Laboratories Inc. to acquire Mooney Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of the latter organization. The Aerostar Ranger was, in prototype form, the former Mooney Mark 21; Aerostar Chaparral was an updated version of the Super 21.

June 1971: Ended operations.

Aerostar sa         

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Since its establishment in 1953, the company’s name has changed in turn from U.R.A. to I.R.Av, I.Av. and finally Aerostar. It has been a subsidiary of the Ministry of Armed Forces, Air Defence Headquarters, General Industrial Direction of the Army, the Ministry of Machine Building Industry as part of the Central Department for Fine Mechanics and Aeronautical Industry, of Bucharest Aeronautical Group or of the National Centre of the Romanian Aeronautical industry.

Aerostar has provided repair and maintenance services for all the aircraft types used by the Romanian military. The company also developed the IAR-93 twin-engine, tactical ground attack and reconnaissance aircraft, the first fighter aircraft built in Romania after World War II. Upgrade programs for the MiG-21 (MiG-21 LanceR) and MiG-29 were developed by Aerostar in co-operation with Elbit Systems.

The company (based in Bacău, Romania) has produced more than 1800 Yak-52 aircraft, in three versions – IAK-52, IAK-52W and IAK-52TW.

Aerostar upgraded the Romanian Air Force’s MiG-21 LanceR aircraft. This program included the development of upgrade programs for the MiG-21, and MiG-21 bis and also the MiG-29 SNIPER upgrade demonstrator program. A modernization program was also carried out on the YAK-52W and YAK-52TW trainers. The LAROM modernization program upgraded the 40 APRA 122 FMC multiple rocket launchers belonging to the army.

Aerostar developed its own light civil aircraft for aerobatics and sport aviation, including the Festival light-sport aircraft.

The company has engaged in international projects with Elbit Systems, Thales Group (Thomson-CSF), EADS (DaimlerChrysler Aerospace) or Textron Marine & Land Systems.