Arsenal de l'Aéronautique (commonly named Arsenal) was a national military aircraft manufacturer established by the

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Government in

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

at Villacoublay. In the years before

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, it developed a range of technically advanced fighter aircraft, but none of these were manufactured in sufficient quantities to be of any use against the German invasion. Following the war, Arsenal was relocated to Châtillon-sous-Bagneux, where it was privatised as SFECMAS (''la Société Française d’Etude et de Constructions de Matériel Aéronautiques Spéciaux'') in

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

. In 1955 SFECMAS joined SNCAN to create

Nord Aviation Nord-Aviation ( en, Northern Aviation) was a state-owned French aircraft manufacturer. The bulk of its facilities were based on the site of Bourges airport, in the département of Cher, in central France. On 1 October 1954, Nord Aviation was cr ...

Aircraft

; Arsenal VG 30:(1938) Single-engine one-seat low-wing monoplane propeller-engine fighter aircraft. One prototype built ; Arsenal VG 31:VG-30 variant powered by Hispano-Suiza engine. One built ; Arsenal VG 32:VG-30 variant powered by Allison engine. One built ; Arsenal VG-33:Production version of VG-32 ; Arsenal VG-34:VG-33 variant with newer engine. One built ; Arsenal VG-35:VG-33 variant with newer engine. One built ; Arsenal VG-36:VG-33 variant with newer engine and modified radiator housing. One built ; Arsenal VG-37:Proposed VG-33 variant with longer range. Not built ; Arsenal VG-38:Proposed VG-33 variant with newer engine. Not built ; Arsenal VG-39:VG-36 variant with more streamlined nose and larger engine. One built ; Arsenal VG-40:VG-39 variant with Rolls-Royce engine. Not built ; Arsenal VG-50:VG-39 variant with Allison engine. Not built ; Arsenal VB 10:(1945) Two-engine single-seat propeller fighter aircraft with fore-and-aft engines. Six built ; Arsenal O.101:(1947) Single-engine two-seat low-wing aerodynamic research aircraft. One built ;

Arsenal VG 70 __NOTOC__ The Arsenal VG 70 was a single-seat monoplane research aircraft flown in France shortly after World War II to assist in the development of high-speed jet fighters. Lacking an indigenous turbojet engine, the aircraft was fitted with ...

:(1948) Single-engine one-seat high-wing swept-wing jet experimental aircraft. One built ; Arsenal VG 80: ;

Arsenal VG 90 The Arsenal VG 90 was a French carrier-based jet-engined interceptor developed in the late 1940s. It was intended to compete for an Aéronavale (French Naval Aviation) contract and first flew in 1949. It set a speed record for a French aircra ...

:(1949) Single-engine one-seat high-wing swept-wing carrier-based jet fighter. Three built; two completed ; Arsenal-Delanne 10:

Aero engines

Arsaéro

; Arsenal 12H:Postwar French development of the

Junkers Jumo 213 The Junkers Jumo 213 was a World War II-era V-12 liquid-cooled aircraft engine, a development of Junkers Motoren's earlier design, the Jumo 211. The design added two features, a pressurized cooling system that required considerably less cool ...

V-12 engine. ;

Arsenal 12H-Tandem The Junkers Jumo 213 was a World War II-era V-12 liquid-cooled aircraft engine, a development of Junkers Motoren's earlier design, the Jumo 211. The design added two features, a pressurized cooling system that required considerably less cool ...

: 2x 12H engines in tandem driving co-axial propellers. ; Arsenal 12K:Further development of the 12H. ;

Arsenal 24H The Junkers Jumo 213 was a World War II-era V-12 liquid-cooled aircraft engine, a development of Junkers Motoren's earlier design, the Jumo 211. The design added two features, a pressurized cooling system that required considerably less coolin ...

:A 24-cylinder H-24 engine utilising 12H cylinder blocks, crankshafts and pistons mounted on a new crankcase driving a single propeller. ; Arsenal 24H-Tandem:2x 24H engines in tandem driving co-axial propellers.

Gliders

; Arsenal O.101 ; Air 100: ; Air 101: ; Air 102: ; Air 4111: ; Arsenal Emouchet: ; Arsenal 1301:supersonic research glider ; Arsenal 2301:supersonic research glider

Targets and missiles

; Arsenal 5201:(SS 10 (sol-sol)) ; Arsenal AS 10:(ALAT (AAM)) ; Arsenal 5501:(CT 10 target) ; Arsenal 5510:(CT 20 target) ; Nord SM 20:(sol-mer anti-shipping) ; Nord CT 41:(supersonic target)

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