Aerobus

Aerobus SV

Aerobus' main commercial production facilities in Munstergo, Umbrellya
Type	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)
Operating income	(FY 2017)
Net income	(FY 2017)
Total assets	(FY 2016)
Total equity	(FY 2016)
Owner	National governments: 40% Capsland: 10% Lindenholt: 10% Ripuaria: 10% Umbrellya: 10% Ventismar Union: 10% VSA: 10% Other organisations: 5.4% Others: 34.6%
Number of employees	A bunch of Ventismariens (FY 2017)
Divisions	Aerobus Defence, Aerobus Space, Aerobus Rotorcraft, Aerobus Commercial
Website	www.aerobus.vu

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 40% 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 Ventismar Space Agency also holds 10% of shares. The rest of the company is owned by private parties.

Aerobus' main civil aviation plants are located in Munstergo in Umbellya and in Celstead in the Seven United, whilst a plant for military aviation is located in Driewijk, Lindenholt. Most of the production and development of spacecraft such as satellites and launch systems happens in Donneveen, Lindenholt 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 Umbrellya, Ripuaria, Capsland and the Seven United.

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.

Corporate organisation

Divisions

Ventispace

Aerobus has an entire division of the company devoted for outer space products. The space division, called Ventispace, has a strong connection with the Ventismarien Space Agency. The most notable product of Ventispace is the Virgo-class rocket family. The Virgo-class was first designed and launched by Lindian aerospace manufacturer Folbert-Lapidot. After the merger of Folber-Lapidot in to Aerobus the project was continued. In 2005 the Virgo IV rocket was launched. It replaced the under-powered Virgo III, whose base architecture intended it to be an intercontinental ballistic missile. Currently the Virgo IV is the most up-to-date and most powerful launch vehicle produced by Aerobus. It can launch over 20,000 kilogrammes in to LSO and 11,000 kilogrammes in to a transfer orbit. A major drawback of the Virgo IV is the large cost of a single launch, and the fact that the craft is not human rated.

The issues with the Virgo IV are to be overcome by the Virgo V, set to release somewhere in 2020. This launch vehicle will be rated for human flight and can launch a payload similar to the Virgo IV at half the cost.

Next to the launch vehicles, Aerobus also produces space craft such as commercial satellites and research probes.

Products

Civilian

Commercial aircraft produced by Aerobus

Image	Aircraft	Description	Capacity (max)	Range (MTOW)	1st flight	Users	Status	Variants
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
	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
	ÆUH-99 Sisyphus	Tactical transport helicopter	1999	In use, in production	See: Operators
	ÆUH-7 Heracles	Multi-role military helicopter	2007	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?
	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	No
	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