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'Construcciones Aeronáuticas, S.A. (CASA)' is an Spanish aircraft manufacturer and currently the Spanish branch of EADS as 'EADS-CASA'.
Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA was founded in 1923 in Seville, Spain by José Ortiz de Echagüe.
★ In 1927 a manufacturing plant specialized in electronics was built in Cádiz.
★ In 1930 was built the first aeroplane designed exclusively by CASA, the CASA I.
★ In 1940 CASA starts to build Heinkel 111 aircraft under German license.
★ In 1943 the Spanish government buys the 33% of CASA.
★ In 1945 a new manufacturing plant specialized in modelling was open in Madrid.
★ In 1957 CASA gets the contract to keep and repair the F-100 aircraft of the USAF.
★ In 1972 CASA became a member of the Airbus Consortium together with France, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Since 1999 CASA has became a part of EADS, the European Aerospace Corporation, with Aérospatiale-Matra of France, Dornier GmbH and DASA of Germany. Since then, the Spanish branch of EADS is called 'EADS-CASA'.
The current CEO & Chairman of EADS-CASA is Francisco Fernández Sainz. Currently EADS-CASA has around 7,500 workers.
The MTAD is part of EADS-CASA and is based in Madrid. One of the planes it produces is the Airbus A330-200 modified to provide air to air refuelling. They have provided one variant to the Australian air force and are providing another variant to the UK's Royal Air Force via the company AirTanker. MTAD's main focus is in the light to medium end of the military transport market covering 3 to 9 tonnes. It has over 700 aircraft flying of the types C-212, C-235 and C-295.
See [1]
★ CASA 352; license-built version of the German Junkers Ju 52 trimotor transport
★ CASA 2.111; license-built version of the German Heinkel 111 bomber
★ CASA 1.131 Jungmann; license-built version of the Bücker Bü 131
★ CASA 1.133 Jungmeister; license-built version of the Bücker Bü 133
★ CASA 201 Alcotán
★ CASA 202 Halcón
★ CASA 207 Azor
★ CASA C.127; license-built version of the Dornier Do 27
★ CASA SF-5A; license-built version of the Northrop F-5A (also built two seater version as SF-5B)
★ CASA C-223 Flamingo license-built version of the MBB 223 Flamingo
★ CASA C.101 Aviojet
★ CASA C.212 Aviocar
★ CASA CN-235
★ CASA C-295
★ EADS-CASA official site
★ CASA Espacio
★ EADS
★ , , Michael J. H., Taylor, Studio Editions, 1993, ISBN 1-85170-324-1 Jane´s Encyclopedia of Aviation.
CASA Jungmann, built in 1957.
CASA C-212 of the Swedish Coast Guard.
CASA C-295 of Polish Air Force
CASA CN-235M-100 of the Spanish Air Force
'Construcciones Aeronáuticas, S.A. (CASA)' is an Spanish aircraft manufacturer and currently the Spanish branch of EADS as 'EADS-CASA'.
| Contents |
| History |
| CASA |
| EADS-CASA |
| Military Transport Aircraft Division (MTAD) |
| CASA Aircraft |
| External links |
| See also |
| References |
History
CASA
Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA was founded in 1923 in Seville, Spain by José Ortiz de Echagüe.
★ In 1927 a manufacturing plant specialized in electronics was built in Cádiz.
★ In 1930 was built the first aeroplane designed exclusively by CASA, the CASA I.
★ In 1940 CASA starts to build Heinkel 111 aircraft under German license.
★ In 1943 the Spanish government buys the 33% of CASA.
★ In 1945 a new manufacturing plant specialized in modelling was open in Madrid.
★ In 1957 CASA gets the contract to keep and repair the F-100 aircraft of the USAF.
★ In 1972 CASA became a member of the Airbus Consortium together with France, Germany and the United Kingdom.
EADS-CASA
Since 1999 CASA has became a part of EADS, the European Aerospace Corporation, with Aérospatiale-Matra of France, Dornier GmbH and DASA of Germany. Since then, the Spanish branch of EADS is called 'EADS-CASA'.
The current CEO & Chairman of EADS-CASA is Francisco Fernández Sainz. Currently EADS-CASA has around 7,500 workers.
Military Transport Aircraft Division (MTAD)
The MTAD is part of EADS-CASA and is based in Madrid. One of the planes it produces is the Airbus A330-200 modified to provide air to air refuelling. They have provided one variant to the Australian air force and are providing another variant to the UK's Royal Air Force via the company AirTanker. MTAD's main focus is in the light to medium end of the military transport market covering 3 to 9 tonnes. It has over 700 aircraft flying of the types C-212, C-235 and C-295.
See [1]
CASA Aircraft
★ CASA 352; license-built version of the German Junkers Ju 52 trimotor transport
★ CASA 2.111; license-built version of the German Heinkel 111 bomber
★ CASA 1.131 Jungmann; license-built version of the Bücker Bü 131
★ CASA 1.133 Jungmeister; license-built version of the Bücker Bü 133
★ CASA 201 Alcotán
★ CASA 202 Halcón
★ CASA 207 Azor
★ CASA C.127; license-built version of the Dornier Do 27
★ CASA SF-5A; license-built version of the Northrop F-5A (also built two seater version as SF-5B)
★ CASA C-223 Flamingo license-built version of the MBB 223 Flamingo
★ CASA C.101 Aviojet
★ CASA C.212 Aviocar
★ CASA CN-235
★ CASA C-295
External links
★ EADS-CASA official site
See also
★ CASA Espacio
★ EADS
References
★ , , Michael J. H., Taylor, Studio Editions, 1993, ISBN 1-85170-324-1 Jane´s Encyclopedia of Aviation.
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