The ''Société Provençale de Constructions Aéronautiques'' (SPCA) was a French aircraft manufacturing company, with its head office in

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History

Founded by Georges Philippar in 1925, SPCA began as a subsidiary venture of SPCN ( Société Provençale de Constructions Navales) shipbuilding company. Initially this aircraft builder was known particularly for its

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s. None of the aircraft made by SPCA was built in large numbers. Part of them never even made it past the

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stage, such as the 1928 SPCA 10, often known as the SPCA Paulhan-Pillard after its designers Louis Paulhan and engineer Pillard. In the early 1930s SPCA built the SPCA Hermès 60T, a twin-engined flying boat, the small, single-engined SPCA 80 ''avion "de police coloniale"'' and the three-engined SPCA 90, an airliner and ambulance aircraft. In 1936 SPCA was nationalizedIl y a 75 ans, les nationalisations de l’aéronautique française
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, CAMS and Romano in order to form the Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Sud-Est (SNCASE).

List of aircraft

* SPCA Météore 63 The first SPCA aircraft * SPCA 10 * SPCA 20 * SPCA 30 * SPCA 40T * SPCA Hermès 60T * SPCA 80 * SPCA 90 * SPCA 218

References

External links

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Airwar - SPCA 30Airspot (in Russian)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Societe Provencale de Constructions Aeronautiques Defunct aircraft engine manufacturers of France