EADS Socata
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SOCATA is a producer of general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...

 aircraft propelled by piston engines and turboprop
Turboprop
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s, including business planes, small personal or training aircraft, as well as the production of aircraft structures for other manufacturers such as Airbus
Airbus
Airbus SAS is an aircraft manufacturing subsidiary of EADS, a European aerospace company. Based in Blagnac, France, surburb of Toulouse, and with significant activity across Europe, the company produces around half of the world's jet airliners....

, Dassault, Embraer
Embraer
Embraer S.A. is a Brazilian aerospace conglomerate that produces commercial, military, and executive aircraft and provides aeronautical services....

, Eurocopter and Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin
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. The company headquarter is currently located in Tarbes
Tarbes
Tarbes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.It is part of the historical region of Gascony. It is the second largest metropolitan area of Midi-Pyrénées, with 110,000 inhabitants....

, France
France
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.

History

The history of Socata goes back to 1911 when the aircraft manufacturer Morane-Saulnier
Morane-Saulnier
Aéroplanes Morane-Saulnier is a French aircraft manufacturing company formed in October 1911 by Raymond Saulnier and the Morane brothers, Leon and Robert...

 was founded. In 1966, Morane-Saulnier changed name to SOCATA (which is an abbreviation
Abbreviation
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 for Societe de Construction d'Avions de Tourisme et d'Affaires, French for "Company for the construction of aircraft for tourism and business") when the company was bought by Sud Aviation
Sud Aviation
Sud-Aviation was a French state-owned aircraft manufacturer, originating from the merger of Sud-Est and Sud-Ouest on March 1, 1957...

 to produce small aircraft. In 2000 Socata became a wholly owned subsidiary
Subsidiary
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 of EADS
EADS
The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V. is a global pan-European aerospace and defence corporation and a leading defence and military contractor worldwide...

.

On 27 June 2008, EADS announced its intention to sell a controlling interest in EADS Socata to DAHER
DAHER
Daher, or DAHER, is a French industrial conglomerate. Daher works in the aerospace, defence, nuclear, and automotive industrial sectors in the fields of manufacturing, services and transport.-History:...

. On 3 November 2008, EADS and DAHER announced that they had reached an agreement for DAHER to acquire a 70% of Socata. On 7 January 2009, DAHER confirmed its acquisition of a majority 70% stake in SOCATA.

Products

Aircraft currently being produced by Socata:
  • TBM 850
    Socata TBM
    |-See also:-References:* Jackson, Paul. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group, 2003. ISBN 0 7106 2537 5....



Aircraft produced by Socata in the past:
  • Rallye series
    Socata Rallye
    -Bibliography:* Donald, David . The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Leicester, UK: Blitz, 1997. ISBN 1-85605-375-X.* Taylor, John W R. . Jane's All the Worlds Aircraft 1976-77. London:Jane's Yearbooks, 1976. ISBN 0 354 00538 3....

  • ST 10 Diplomate
    Socata ST 10
    -See also:-References:*Taylor, J.W.R. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1969-70. London:Sampson Low, 1969.-External links:*...

  • TB 30 Epsilon
  • TB 9 Tampico GT
    Socata TB
    |-Specifications :-Specifications :-See also:...

  • TB 10 Tobago GT
    Socata TB
    |-Specifications :-Specifications :-See also:...

  • TB 200 Tobago XL GT
    Socata TB
    |-Specifications :-Specifications :-See also:...

  • TB 20 Trinidad GT
    Socata TB
    |-Specifications :-Specifications :-See also:...

  • TB 21 Trinidad TC GT
    Socata TB
    |-Specifications :-Specifications :-See also:...

  • TBM 700
    Socata TBM
    |-See also:-References:* Jackson, Paul. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group, 2003. ISBN 0 7106 2537 5....



Aircraft that never entered production:
  • TB 31 Omega
  • TB 360 Tangara
    Gulfstream American GA-7 Cougar
    |-See also:...



Daher-Socata recently drew up plans to produce a 10-seat twin-engined jet, but in August 2010 announced that launch would be postponed until 2011 at the earliest.

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