Société de construction des avions Hurel-Dubois
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| founding | 1947 |
| resolution | 2000 |
| Reason for dissolution | bought up |
| Seat | Meudon , France |
| Branch | Aircraft construction |
The Société de construction des avions Hurel-Dubois was a French aircraft manufacturer based in Meudon .
history
The Société des Avions Hurel-Dubois was in 1947 in Meudon in the department of Hauts-de-Seine near Paris by the aircraft designer Maurice Hurel founded and the investor Léon-Joseph Dubois to Hurels designs of aircraft with wings high stretching implement.
The first design, the HD.10, completed its maiden flight with Hurel at the helm in 1947. The successful test flights, especially at low flight speeds and a flat angle of attack , motivated Hurel to develop further. Among other things, he planned the HD.45, a jet-powered aircraft to compete with the Sud Aviation Caravelle . However, the Hurel-Dubois aircraft did not achieve the success hoped for. Only two copies of the twin-engine HD.32 and eight copies of the HD.34 were built for the Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière . The extreme stretching of the wings earned the machines the nickname “coupe-papier volant” (dt. Flying paper cutter).
In addition to developing aircraft, Hurel-Dubois developed into an important supplier to the French aviation industry until the company was taken over by Safran Aircraft Engines in 2000 and initially operated under the name Hurel-Hispano. In 2005 the company was renamed Aircelle.
In 2006 the factory in Meudon was closed.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Denis Fainsilber: Snecma annonce le rachat de Hurel-Dubois à BNP Paribas. Les Echos, September 14, 2000, accessed April 5, 2020 (French).
- ↑ Timeline. Safran Nacelles, accessed April 5, 2020 .
- ↑ Guillaume Lecompte-Boinet: Sous pression, Safran ajuste son outil industriel. L´usine Nouvelle, October 20, 2005, accessed April 5, 2020 (French).