Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) ( el, Ελληνική Αεροπορική Βιομηχανία - ΕΑΒ) is the leading aerospace company of

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. The company headquarters is located in

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, 65 kilometers north-west of

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, with the industrial complex covering an area of 200,000 sq.m. The company has undertaken over the years extensive subcontracting work with major international aerospace companies such as

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, Alenia,

Lockheed Martin The Lockheed Martin Corporation is an American aerospace, arms, defense, information security, and technology corporation with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It ...

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and others. The company has also accomplished original developments in unmanned aviation structures, military electronics, telecommunications equipment, night vision equipment, wind generators and composite material technology. Original designs include a number of

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, the

Pegasus Pegasus ( grc-gre, Πήγασος, Pḗgasos; la, Pegasus, Pegasos) is one of the best known creatures in Greek mythology. He is a winged divine stallion usually depicted as pure white in color. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as hor ...

and Pegasus II UAVs, first flown in 1982 and still in service with the

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. Industrial capability is organized by production centers geared to deliver high technology services and products in a wide range of activities, that include: * Military aircraft and engine maintenance, repair, overhaul, modifications, upgrades and logistics support * Development, design, manufacturing and after sales support of electronic, optronic and telecommunication products, satellite systems and applications, co-development and co-production of weapon systems. * Aerostructures manufacturing and assembly * Repair and calibration of precision measuring devices and equipment HAI's Quality System is certified by BVQI, ISO 9001:2000, ISO 9001:1994 and TickIT Guide and EN/AS 9100. The company applies Total quality management and Six Sigma (''6σ'') methodology. In addition, HAI has been inspected, verified and accepted by nearly every major manufacturer in the sector of Aerospace Industries. HAI has been approved and certified by the HCAA (Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority) as a repair center to provide services for Civil aircraft components and engines in compliance to JAR-145 requirements and by major engine manufacturers for the repair and overhaul of engines, such as T53 by

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, T56/501D by

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and ATAR K-50 by Snecma Moteurs. Furthermore, it has been approved and certified as a maintenance center for the C-130 aircraft by Lockheed Aeronautics, King Air aircraft by

and P-3 aircraft by the

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History

HAI was founded by the Greek State in 1975, by decision of

Constantine Karamanlis Konstantinos G. Karamanlis ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Γ. Καραμανλής, ; 8 March 1907 – 23 April 1998), commonly Anglicisation, anglicised to Constantine Karamanlis or just Caramanlis, was a four-time prime minister and List of he ...

' government, to undertake all aircraft-related construction activity, so that the historic KEA factory would concentrate on maintenance work. A huge factory was built in

, 65 km north of

eventually employing thousands. In 1979 the development of the E1-79 Pegasus, an

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(UAV), was begun in collaboration with KETA (''Hellenic Air Force Research & Development Center'') and its first flight was made in 1982. By 2003 it was already operational, being upgraded in 2005 to Pegasus II level. Other similar projects by HAI include the TELAMON, a very advanced, jet-powered UAV, jointly developed with Northrop, based on the latter's Chuckar III UAV. It was introduced in 1986 but the project did not proceed, considered too expensive for the

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requirements. In 1990, HAI developed in collaboration with

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, Alenia of

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and Per Udsen of

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the "Advanced Amphibious Aircraft" (AAA) which, however, was not produced. Other developments that were not completed mostly for financial reasons at the time, include a trainer for the

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of own design and many joint projects. In 1996, HAI entered the "

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" co-production program with

. In 2000 HAI has joined the " Next Generation Fighter" program, an experimental Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV), undertaking the construction of the rear fuselage, the tail pipe, the integration bench, the Engine, the Air to Air Missiles and the Communications System of the aircraft. HAI also joined the " Eurotrainer" development and co-production program with

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, RUAG and Alenia. In January 2006, HAI signed a Memorandum of Understanding with

Aermacchi Aermacchi was an Italian aircraft manufacturer. Formerly known as Aeronautica Macchi, the company was founded in 1912 by Giulio Macchi at Varese in north-western Lombardy as Nieuport-Macchi, to build Nieuport monoplanes under licence for the Ita ...

for the " M-346 Advanced Trainer" co-production project. In March 2007, HAI joined

in the "

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" project, undertaking the construction of a composite fuselage part (''Vary Cowl'') for the Typhoon. On the 29th of that month, HAI signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Russian Aerospace Industry Irkut, for the co-production of the Russian firefighting aircraft

Beriev Be-200 The Beriev Be-200 ''Altair'' (russian: Бериев Бе-200) is a utility amphibious aircraft designed and built by the Beriev Aircraft Company. Marketed as being designed for fire fighting, search and rescue, maritime patrol, cargo, and pa ...

if it is to be chosen by the

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in the near future. In April 2007, HAI signed an agreement with the

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for the structural and electronic upgrade (CCIP) of all US

F-16 The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successf ...

fighters that harbor in Europe, in its facilities in Greece. This agreement concerns approximately 100 aircraft of the US Air Force. The program begun in November 2007 and the first upgraded US fighter was delivered to the US Air Force in March 2008. Since 2005 HAI has been actively involved in the design and construction of part of the new Boeing Dreamliner 787 and specifically the CDS (Cargo Door Surround) of this new airliner. The aircraft is the first environmentally friendly aircraft to be exclusively constructed by composite material. HAI looks forward to be the exclusive supplier of the CDS worldwide and construction will begin in the mid 2008. HAI is also involved in the design and construction, using composite material, of the prototype part of the internal force structure of the wing of the new

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(TANGO project). In 2010, the Hellenic Aerospace Industry was considered one of several Greek state owned enterprises requiring restructuring, because it had a primary revenue deficit.

Field of works

Aircraft maintenance

The Aircraft Maintenance Facilities cover a wide range of military & civil fixed and rotary wing aircraft. All aircraft accessories, components and avionics are covered. Services include depot level maintenance, major electromechanical, pneumatic and electronic systems, modification/upgrade programs on aircraft and avionics systems, structural reworks, aircraft painting and corrosion control. In addition the facilities can undertake crash damage repair for a large number of aircraft types. With regard to Civil Aviation aircraft, HAI provide technical support on "A" and "B" level checks and is increasing this capability to "C" and "D" checks. HAI's Aircraft & Accessories maintenance capabilities cover a large number of aircraft types, such as: *

C-130 The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally desi ...

/ L-100 * F-4 * A-7 *

Mirage F1 The Dassault Mirage F1 is a French fighter and attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Dassault Aviation. It was developed as a successor to the popular Mirage III family. During the 1960s, Dassault commenced development of what would ...

Mirage 2000 The Dassault Mirage 2000 is a French multirole, single-engine, fourth-generation jet fighter manufactured by Dassault Aviation. It was designed in the late 1970s as a lightweight fighter to replace the Mirage III for the French Air Force (' ...

UH-1H The Bell UH-1 Iroquois military helicopter, first introduced in 1959, is the first production member of the prolific Huey family of helicopters, and was itself developed in over twenty variants, which are listed below. XH-40 and YH-40 The firs ...

Bell 204/205 The Bell 204 and 205 are the civilian versions of the UH-1 Iroquois single-engine military helicopter of the Huey family of helicopters. They are type-certificated in the transport category and are used in a wide variety of applications, in ...

UH-1N The Bell UH-1N Twin Huey is a medium military helicopter designed and produced by the American aerospace manufacturer Bell Helicopter. It is a member of the extensive Huey family, the initial version was the CUH-1N Twin Huey (later CH-135 Twin ...

Bell 212 The Bell 212 (also known as the ''Twin Two-Twelve'') is a two-blade, medium helicopter that first flew in 1968. Originally manufactured by Bell Helicopter in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, production was moved to Mirabel, Quebec, Canada ...

* T-2 * CL-215 *

P-3 Orion The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engined, turboprop Anti-submarine warfare, anti-submarine and maritime patrol aircraft, maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s. Lockheed Corporation, Lockh ...

* Other

Engine maintenance

The Engine Maintenance Facilities cover an area of 16,000 sq.m which house 18 production shops capable of providing repair, overhaul, modification and testing to a wide range of aircraft turbofan, turbojet, turboshaft, turboprop and reciprocating engines. The Engine Maintenance Business Unit is an authorized service center to provide maintenance support to third parties for: *Snecma Atar 09K50 & M53 *Rolls-Royce - Allison T56 (Military and Civil versions) *Honeywell Aerospace T53 and APU 85.184. The Engines Maintenance Business Unit performs activities on: *Design and development of engine repair schemes *Design of special tools and equipment for the engine maintenance operations *Engine or parts life extension studies *Plan specific processes as well as engine inspections and investigations

Electronics

The Electronics Facilities are housed in a 16,000 sq. m. building and include four major activity areas : *Electronics Maintenance **Aircraft Avionics-Instruments **Ground and Weapon Systems Radars - Telecomm & Electronics ground-based equipment **Air to Air Missiles *Electronics Manufacturing, Assembly and Testing **Electronics Manufacturing and Assembly **Electronics Testing **Weapon Systems Manufacturing and Assembly *Production Methods and Control *Engineering, Research and Development Support

Aerostructures

The Aerostructures Manufacturing Business Unit is housed in a building covering an area of 29,000 sq.m. and existing manufacturing equipment capabilities cover the following production range: *Medium size sub-assemblies for large civil aircraft *Large size sub-assemblies for military and regional aircraft *Small-Medium size static sub-assemblies for military and civil engines *Kits for modification and upgrade of aircraft and engines Product Manufacturing capabilities include, *CAD/CAM & Engineering Analysis (CATIA, UNIGRAPHICS, NASTRAN-PATRAN) *Material Procurement (MRP) *Tool Design & Fabrication (EUCLID) *Machining (up to 5-axis CNC) *Sheet Metal Forming (Incl. stretch forming) *Chemical Processing *Surface Treatments *Welding (Spot, Seam, Tig, Electro-beam & Dubber Tig Welding) *Tube Bending *Assembly *Packing & Transportation *Planning & Production Systems Controlling (PRC) *Manufacturing Engineering *CNC Programming *Program Management

Engineering and R&D

HAI's Research and Development projects are listed below: *RPV "PEGASUS" Unmanned Aerial Vehicle *Falcon 900 a/c aft fuselage fuel tank *Artillery fire control system (computer with gun display terminal) *Passive night vision scope *16 channel military switchboard *Digital message device *Surveillance gun periscope *Wide band encryption

Collaborations & strategic partners

has provided valuable assistance both in terms of workload and new technology through the F-16 co-production program and has also invested on HAI’s aerostructures facility expansion to accommodate growth of this program. Lockheed Martin and HAI are exploring the possibility of establishing HAI as a Single Source supplier for a number of F-16 fighter aircraft structural subassemblies. HAI and

Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney is an American aerospace manufacturer with global service operations. It is a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies. Pratt & Whitney's aircraft engines are widely used in both civil aviation (especially airlines) and military av ...

have established a joint venture titled "1st Source Aeroengines Services". The mission of this new company will be the MRO of a number of controls and accessories on a variety of commercial and military engines operating worldwide. HAI operates as one of the world’s six T56 Engine Authorized Maintenance Centers (AMCs) under certification by

and is also certified as AMC for the C-130 aircraft by Lockheed Martin, for the M53 engine by

SNECMA Safran Aircraft Engines, previously Snecma (''Société nationale d'études et de construction de moteurs d'aviation'') or Snecma Moteurs, is a French aerospace engine manufacturer headquartered in Courcouronnes and a subsidiary of Safran. It ...

and the T53 engine by

Honeywell Honeywell International Inc. is an American publicly traded, multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. It primarily operates in four areas of business: aerospace, building technologies, performance ma ...

. HAI is also a strategic partner with

and

General Electric General Electric Company (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, and incorporated in New York state and headquartered in Boston. The company operated in sectors including healthcare, aviation, power, renewable ene ...

. HAI is a partner to the Hellas Sat Consortium S.A. and is participating in a number of European Consortia for the co-production and development of weapon systems, such as IRIS-T,

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, ESSM, and the Integrated Eurotraining System (ITS).

Programs

Image:BGT IRIS-T SL-2.jpg, IRIS-T/SL Missile Image:Evolved_Sea_Sparrow_Missile.gif, RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow (ESSM) * IRIS-T (BGT) *

(EADS-DASA/LFK) * ESSM (RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile) * NEXT GENERATION FIGHTER (nEUROn) * EUROTRAINER (EADS Mako/HEAT) *GPS GALILEOS *SPACE PROGRAM "ARTES" *EU RESEARCH PROGRAMS

References

*http://www.haicorp.com

External links

L.S. Skartsis, "Greek Vehicle & Machine Manufacturers 1800 to present: A Pictorial History", Marathon (2012)
(eBook) *http://www.haicorp.com *https://web.archive.org/web/20081212104437/http://www.haisat.net/ {{authority control Aerospace companies Aircraft manufacturers of Greece Defence companies of Greece Greek brands Government-owned companies of Greece Greek companies established in 1975 Manufacturing companies established in 1975