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SNCASO
1936-1957 aerospace manufacturer in France
SNCASO (abbreviated from Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Sud-Ouest [sɔsjete nɑsjɔnal de kɔ̃stʁyksjɔ̃ aeʁɔnotik dy syd wɛst]), or commonly Sud-Ouest, was a French aircraft manufacturer. Created during 1936 as one of seven nationalised aeronautical manufacturing companies, SNCASO became a key French aircraft manufacturer following the end of the Second World War.
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SNCASO (abbreviated from Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Sud-Ouest [sɔsjete nɑsjɔnal de kɔ̃stʁyksjɔ̃ aeʁɔnotik dy syd wɛst]), or commonly Sud-Ouest, was a French aircraft manufacturer. Created during 1936 as one of seven nationalised aeronautical manufacturing companies, SNCASO became a key French aircraft manufacturer following the end of the Second World War. It produced numerous innovation aircraft; amongst the company's more notable projects was the first French jet aircraft, the Sud-Ouest Triton, and the first indigenously-developed French helicopter, the Sud-Ouest Djinn. On 1 March 1957, SNCASO merged with another French nationalised aviation company, SNCASE, (Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Sud-Est), to form Sud Aviation.
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