Aerobus
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Societas Ventismara (SV) | |
Traded as | AER |
Industry | Aerospace, defence |
Predecessor | Folbert-Lapidot and others |
Founded | 1974 |
Founder | Some Ventismariens |
Headquarters | Artwingen, Lindenholt |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Some Ventismariens |
Revenue | (FY 2017) |
(FY 2017) | |
(FY 2017) | |
Total assets | (FY 2016) |
Total equity | (FY 2016) |
Owner |
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Number of employees | A bunch of Ventismariens (FY 2017) |
Divisions | Aerobus Defence, Aerobus Space, Aerobus Rotorcraft, Aerobus Commercial |
Website | www |
Aerobus, officially Aerobus SV, is a multinational company with production plants and offices all over the Ventismar Union that designs and produces military and civilian air and spacecraft. It is one of the largest aircraft manufacturers in the world, as it is active in [a] countries, producing around [b] aircraft in 2017. It is amongst the most valuable companies on the Artwinger Stock Exchange (ASX), only outranked by Multilever. Around [c]% of the company falls under the ownership of several Ventismarien countries due to the importance of the company to the national defence to these nations. Next to 40% of ownership falling in the hands of national governments, the Ventismar Union also holds a share of 10%. The Ventismarien Space Agency also holds 10% of shares. The rest of the company is owned by smaller parties and individuals.
Aerobus' main civil aviation plants are located in [e] and [f] whilst a plant for military aviation is located in [g]. Most of the production and development of spacecraft such as satellites and launch systems happens in [h] where the company has a complex shared with the Ventismarien Space Agency. The main headquarters are located in Artwingen, Lindenholt. Other major offices can also be found in [i].
The company used to be split up in divisions that were based on the historical companies that make up the aerospace giant. From 2008 onward the company was restructured and now only has four main subdivisions: Aerobus Commercial, focused on the civil and commercial market. Aerobus Rotorcraft, specialising in both civil and military helicopters. Ventispace, which builds and designs satellites and launch systems such as the Virgo III and IV rockets. Finally, Aerobus Defence, which produces and designs military aeroplanes such as fighter jets like the ÆF88 and ÆF94, but also builds military transport aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and various other defence related aircraft.
History
Corporate organisation
Divisions
Joint ventures and subsidiaries
Management
Products
Civilian
Image | Aircraft | Description | Capacity (max) | Range (MTOW) | 1st flight | Users | Status | Variants |
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Imagine an A300 here | Æ500 | 2 engine, short range single aisle passenger aircraft | 160 | 5,375 km | 1972 | Lindian Airways | Not in use, production ceased | |
Æ510 | 2 engine, single aisle passenger aircraft | 280 | 6,500 km | 1982 | Lindian Airways | No, production ceased | ||
Æ520 | 2 engine, twin aisle passenger aircraft | 180 | 7,800 km | 1987 | Lindian Airways Damsair |
In use, in production | ||
Æ530 | 4 engine, twin aisle passenger aircraft | 440 | 17,000 km | 1991 | Lindian Airways | In use, production ceased | ||
Æ511 | 2 engine, single aisle passenger aircraft | 236 | 5,950 km | 1993 | Lindian Airways Damsair |
In use, in production | ||
Æ540 | 2 engine, twin aisle passenger aircraft | 440 | 11,750 km | 2001 | Lindian Airways Damsair |
In use, in production | Freight (62 metric tonnes) | |
Æ550 | 2 engine, twin aisle passenger aircraft | 440 | 15,600 km | 2016 | Lindian Airways Damsair Template:Country data Ashukal Air Ashukal |
In use, in production |
Military
Image | Aircraft | Description | First flight | Status | Number built/ in service |
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ÆF-75 Aquila | Twin engine multirole aircraft | 1975 | In use, out of production |
See: Operators | |
ÆF-77 Monoceros | Single engine fighter jet | 1977 | In use, out of production |
See: Operators | |
ÆF-88 Elanus | Single engine fighter jet | 1988 | In use, in production |
See: Operators | |
ÆF-94 Accipiter | Twin engine multirole jet | 1994 | In use, in production |
See: Operators | |
ÆC-9 Hermes | Turboprop air lift cargo aircraft | 2009 | In use, in production |
See: Operators | |
Example | Tactical transport helicopter | 1999 | In use, in production |
See: Operators | |
ÆH-91 Sagittarius | Attack helicopter | 1991 | In use, in production |
See: Operators |
Space
Image | Vehicle | Payload (kg) | Crew | First flight | In use? |
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Virgo III | LSO 4,600 GTO 2,105 |
Not human rated | 1988 | No | |
Virgo IV | LSO 21,000 GTO 10,865 |
3 (on board Atlas) | 2006 | Yes, D variant | |
Atlas | None | 3 | 2007 | Yes | |
Virgo V | LSO 21,650 (A variant) 10,350 B variant GTO 11,500 A 5,000 B |
? | ? | In development | |
[[File:|150px]] | Atlas II | None | ? | ? | In development |