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Reims Aviation Industries was a French
Reims F406 sold to Continental Motors
, article retrieved January 2nd, 2015.
Historique des avions Max Holste jusqu'à Reims Aviation
(french)
Interview de Pierre Clostermann, président de Reims Aviation
(french) ''Aviation Magazine, 1973''. {{Defunct aircraft manufacturers of France Defunct aircraft manufacturers of France Companies based in Reims Transport in Reims
Reims Aviation Industries was a French aircraft manufacturer
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located in the city of Reims
Reims ( , , ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne.
Founded by ...
, most recently producing the F406 Caravan II. Reims Aviation was a wholly owned subsidiary of GECI Aviation.
History
Max Holste
Max Holste (13 September 1913 in Nice – 19 August 1998 in Toulon) was a French aeronautical engineer and founder of an aircraft manufacturer company of the same name in Reims, France (now Reims Aviation). His company developed and produced many ...
, the company founder, built his first aircraft in 1931, a light two-seater aircraft called the SHB1. In 1946, he started his own aircraft company, Avions Max Holste, in downtown Reims. In the 1950s, two new models were designed: the MH.1521 Broussard in 1950 and the MH.260 Super Broussard in 1959. In 1960, a cooperative agreement was signed with Cessna
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to produce light aircraft for the European market. The company was officially born as Reims Aviation in 1962, mainly producing the FR172 ''Reims Rocket'', a more powerful version of the Cessna 172
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is an American four-seat, single-engine, high wing, fixed-wing aircraft made by the Cessna Aircraft Company.
. In 1989, Reims Aviation bought back all the shares held by Cessna and became a private French aircraft manufacturer. Production of the single-engined airplanes was halted, and only the F406 remained in production.
The company entered receivership on 10 September 2013. On 25 March 2014, the Commercial Court of Reims approved the transfer of the Company's aircraft maintenance, cabin management, integration and installation systems assets to ASI Innovation and the transfer of its F406 assets to Continental Motors, Inc.
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With the disposition of the company's assets, its parent company, GECI Aviation, was also liquidated on 17 April 2014. Continental has indicated that it plans to continue the production of the F406 in Mobile, Alabama
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.Rod Simpsons for FlyCorporate (March 28, 2014)Reims F406 sold to Continental Motors
, article retrieved January 2nd, 2015.
Products
Note that the F406 was the last model still in production at the time of bankruptcy. All aircraft were made in cooperation with Cessna. * Reims F150 * Reims F152 * Reims F172 * Reims FR172 Rocket * Reims F177 * Reims F182 * Reims F337 *Reims-Cessna F406
The Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II is a turboprop twin engine utility aircraft manufactured and designed by Reims Aviation in cooperation with Cessna.
Design and development
The F406 Caravan II is a twin turboprop engined, fourteen-seat low-win ...
References
External links
Historique des avions Max Holste jusqu'à Reims Aviation
(french)
Interview de Pierre Clostermann, président de Reims Aviation
(french) ''Aviation Magazine, 1973''. {{Defunct aircraft manufacturers of France Defunct aircraft manufacturers of France Companies based in Reims Transport in Reims