Aerobus

Aerobus SV

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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 [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.

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

Military aircraft produced by Aerobus

Aircraft	Description	Armaments	Specs	First flight	Users	Status	Number built/in service
ÆF75 "Aquila"	Twin engine strike aircraft with multirole capabilities	1x 27 mm revolver cannon, 180 rounds 4x light weapon hardpoint under-wing 3x heavy weapon hardpoint under-fuselage 4x 9000 kg payload swivelling under-wing hardpoint 2x SRAAM wingtip hardpoint	Crew 1 Max speed 2,400 km/h at 9,000 m 1,482 km/h at sea level Service ceiling 15,240 m Range/CR lo-lo-lo 1,390 km, ferry 3,890 km Rate of climb 76.7 m/s	1975	Royal Lindian Air Force (1979-present)	In use, production ceased 1994	67 in service, 133 retired Total produced: 200
ÆF77 "Monoceros"	Single engine fighter jet	2x 30 mm revolver cannon, 2x 125 rounds 4x light weapons hardpoint under wing 5x light weapons hardpoint under fuselage	Crew 1 Max speed 2,336 km/h at high altitude 1,110 km/h at sea level Service ceiling 17,060 m Range/CR hi-hi-hi 1,550 km, ferry 3,335 km Rate of climb 285 m/s	1977	Royal Lindian Air Force (1981-2004)	In use(?), production ceased 1992	x Total produced: x
ÆF88 "Elanus"	Single engine fighter jet	1x 27 mm revolver cannon, 120 rounds 3x 6000 kg payload under-fuselage hardpoint 2x 6000 kg payload under-wing hardpoint 2x SRAAM wingtip hardpoint	Crew 1 Max speed 2460 km/h at high altitude, 1540 km/h at sea level (supercruise) Service ceiling 16,000 m Range/CR hi-lo-hi 1,500 km hi-hi-hi 900 km, ferry 4,000 km Rate of climb 254 m/s	1988	Royal Lindian Air Force (1992-present)	In use, in production	72 in service Total produced: 72
ÆF94 "Accipiter"	Twin engine multirole jet	1x 27 mm revolver cannon, 150 rounds 8x 9000 kg payload under-wing hardpoint 5x 9000 kg payload under-fuselage hardpoint	Crew 1 Max speed 2,495 km/h at high altitude, mach 1.5 at sea level (supercruise) Service ceiling 19,812 m Range/CR lo-lo-lo 601 km, hi-lo-hi 1389 km, ferry >3,790 km Rate of climb >318 m/s	1994	Royal Lindian Air Force (2003-present)	In use, in production	144 in service Total produced: 144
ÆC9 "not!A400M"	Turboprop strategic/tactical air lift cargo plane	Multi-Colour Infrared Alerting Sensor Multiple chaff and IR flare decoy dispensers 2x Wing-tip EW module hardpoint	Crew 3 Cargo capacity 37,000 kg, 116 fully equipped paratroops Cruise speed 781 km/h Service ceiling 12,200 m Range 3,300 km (at MTOW), ferry range 8,700 km Tactical take-off distance 980 m Tactical landing distance 770 m	2009	Royal Lindian Air Force (2013-present) Seven United (2019-?)	In use, in production	41 in service, 7 on order 4 on order Total produced: 65
ÆHxxx "not!EC725"	Tactical transport helicopter	Multiple chaff and IR flare decoy dispensers 2x Side mounted, passenger operated 7.62 mm machine gun	Crew 2 Cargo capacity 28 fully equipped troops, 5,670 kg Cruise speed 285 km/h Service ceiling 6,095 m Range 857 km (at MTOW), ferry range 1,325 km	2000	Royal Lindian Air Force (2005-present)	In use, in production	200 in service Total produced: 200
ÆHxxx "Sagittarius"	Attack helicopter	1x 30 mm revolver cannon, 450 rounds Inner hardpoints: 1x 20 mm autocannon or 22x 68 mm unguided rockets (1x pod) or 4x 170 mm ATGM Outer hardpoints: 2x 90 mm MANPADS missile or 24x 68mm unguided rockets (2x pod)	Crew 2 Maximum speed 315 km/h Service ceiling 4,000 m Range 800 km (at MTOW), ferry range 1,300 km	1991	Royal Lindian Air Force (1996-present)	In use, in production	x Total produced: x

Military aircraft produced by Aerobus

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  ÆF75 "Aquila"

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  ÆF77 "Monoceros"

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  ÆF88 "Elanus"

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  ÆF94 "Accipiter"

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  ÆC9 "not!A400M"

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  ÆHxxx "not!EC725"

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  ÆHxxx "Sagittarius"

Space

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.