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Avions Max Holste was a French aircraft manufacturer formed in 1933 by the French aeronautical engineer

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 ...

History

Following the end of the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

the company concentrated on the design of a two-seater light training/touring aircraft, the

Max Holste MH.52 The Max Holste MH.52 was a 1940s French-built two-seat touring or training monoplane designed and constructed by Avions Max Holste. Development and construction Developed in the mid-1940s, the MH.52 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with twi ...

. A low-wing

monoplane A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple planes. A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing confi ...

with twin fins and rudders, the MH.52 first flew in 1945. The company then built a high-wing version of the MH.52 to meet a

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requirement. Being too small this was developed into the

MH.1521 Broussard The Max Holste MH.1521 Broussard is a 1950s French six-seat utility monoplane designed by Max Holste to meet a French Army requirement. Design and development Following the end of the Second World War, Avions Max Holste designed and built a ...

and the company went on to build 370 Broussards, mainly for the French military. Holste then developed a 17-seat MH.250 Super Broussard. The French government placed a contract for ten improved versions as the MH.260. The company was challenged to fill the order and negotiated an agreement with

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 c ...

to help build the aircraft. The company's financial state deteriorated and on 16 February 1960 the American company

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purchased a 49% share and renamed the company Societe Nouvelle Max Holste. The MH.260 design was handed over to Nord who developed it as the successful Nord 262. The company was renamed again to

Reims Aviation Reims Aviation Industries was a French aircraft manufacturer located in the city of Reims, most recently producing the F406 Caravan II. Reims Aviation was a wholly owned subsidiary of GECI Aviation. History Max Holste, the company founder ...

and went on to produce Cessna aircraft under licence.

Aircraft designs

(1945) *

Max Holste MH.53 The Max Holste MH.52 was a 1940s French-built two-seat touring or training monoplane designed and constructed by Avions Max Holste. Development and construction Developed in the mid-1940s, the MH.52 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with tw ...

(1945) * Max Holste MH.1521 Broussard (1952) *

Max Holste MH.250 Super Broussard The Nord 260, built in prototype form as the Max Holste MH.260 Super Broussard, ("Super Bushranger"), was a turboprop-powered, uprated version of the piston-engined Max Holste MH.250 Super Broussard, that was further developed into the Aérospa ...

(1959) * Max Holste MH.260 developed as the Nord 262 (1962)

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