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'''EADS-CASA''' is a Spanish aircraft manufacturer, previously '''Construcciones Aeronáuticas, S.A. (CASA)'''. It has been the Spanish branch of ] since 1999. '''CASA''' was a ] ], with numerous landmark military transport aircraft designs such as the ], ] or the ] trainer/ground attack aircraft. '''Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA'''<ref>Gunston 92</ref> ('''CASA''') was a Spanish ] that was founded in 1923 and began manufacturing aircraft the following year. In 1999 it became a subsidiary of the ] (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company) under the name ''EADS CASA'' and in 2009 was absorbed into ]. CASA is noted for designing and producing military transport aircraft such as the ], the ], the ] and the ] trainer/ground attack aircraft.


==History== ==History==
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Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA was founded in 1923 in ], ] by ].


Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) was founded by ] in 1923 and began work on a factory in ] in May 1924, building ] aircraft under license. The first order covered 26 19 A.2s; total production of this type eventually reached 400 units.
*In 1924 the factory in ] was opened.
*In 1927 a manufacturing plant specializing in electronics was built in ].
*In 1930 the first airplane designed exclusively by CASA was built, the ].
*In 1940 CASA starts to build ] aircraft under German license.
*In 1943 the Spanish government bought 33% of CASA.
*In 1945 a manufacturing plant specializing in modeling was opened in ].
*In 1957 CASA gets the contract to keep and repair the F-100 aircraft of the USAF.
*In 1962 CASA starts to build ] fighter under American license.
*In 1977 CASA gets the contract to design and build the ] a trainer and attack aircraft for ].
*In 1972 CASA became a member of the ] Consortium together with France, Germany and the United Kingdom.
*In 2001 EADS-CASA begins ] final assembly.
*In 2008 EADS-CASA starts ] final assembly at ].


CASA built a second factory in ] in 1926 to construct a licensed copy of the German ] seaplane. They built 17 aircraft for the ], 12 for the Naval Aviation branch of the Spanish Navy and two for commercial use. CASA also operated several branch facilities in Spain for the repair and overhaul of aircraft. In 1929 the ] flew - the first CASA designed aircraft. King ] visited the main factory in 1930. CASA also built the French ], two of which would be made especially famous. One, was the Breguet XIX GR (Grand Raid) named the ''Jesus del Gran Poder'', currently preserved in the ] (Madrid), which flew between ] and ] (in Brazil), in 1929. This aircraft was piloted by Captains Ignacio Jiménez and Francisco Iglesias and covered 6746&nbsp;km in 43 hours 50 minutes. The other was the Breguet XIX Super Bidon, named ''Cuatro Vientos'' (''Four Winds''); it was flown by ] and ] to Havana in Cuba in 1933. In 1932 CASA obtained a license from the UK aircraft company, ], to build 25 ] land-based torpedo bombers, which were powered by French Hispano 600&nbsp;hp engines.
===EADS-CASA===
Since 1999 CASA has become a part of ], the European aerospace corporation, with ] of France, ] and ] of Germany. Since then, the Spanish branch of EADS is called '''EADS-CASA'''. The current ] and ] of EADS-CASA is ]<ref></ref>. Currently EADS-CASA employs around 7,500 workers.


] a licensed production version of the He 111-H Bomber, re-engined in Spain with imported Rolls-Royce Merlins at the end of World War II. CASA built 236 of these aircraft between 1940 and 1956]]
On July 2001 EADS-CASA Military Aircraft has celebrated, together with the Spanish Customer, the beginning of the ] Final Assembly Phase at ] facilities.<ref></ref>


During the Spanish Civil War, the CASA Getafe factory was located in the Republican zone. It was moved to ], and another opened in ]. At the end of the war, production returned to Getafe. CASA manufactured the Russian ] biplane fighter, producing 287 aircraft before the end of the civil war.
Two of the oldest traditional hangars at ], in which important programmes have been developed before Eurofighter Typhoon, have been widely transformed during the last 16 months. The start of the Eurofighter Typhoon Final Assembly Phase in ] confirms the worthiness of the integrated efforts made by the European industry with the support of each respective national customer. At this stage the 4 Assembly lines are now in operation. The other 3 lines are based in the ] in ], ] in ] and ] in ].

After the Spanish Civil War, CASA opened a new plant in ] in Seville, after obtaining various aircraft licenses from Germany and built 25 ] as the CASA 1145, 25 ] as the CASA 1133 and 555 ] as the CASA 1131. Production of these aircraft continued until the late 1950s. The CASA 201, is a twin-engine transport, (its engines were the Spanish-made ENMASA VAT Tigre G-125). In 1940 CASA began the licensed manufacture of 200 ] twin-engine bombers with imported ], as the ]. (These are the aircraft that were used as World War Two German Luftwaffe He 111s in various movies such as '']'' and '']''.)

Starting in 1943, the Spanish government began investing in CASA, first obtaining a 33 per cent share of the company, by 1992 this had increased to a controlling 99.2 per cent. In 1945 CASA opened a factory in Madrid dedicated to manufacturing the parts and sub-assemblies of their various aircraft and those that they had contracts to repair and overhaul. In 1946 CASA re-established the Projects Office and resumed the design of aircraft based on the firm's proprietary technology. In 1957 CASA won a contract from the ] for the maintenance of the ]s based in Europe and Turkey and a contract from the Spanish Air Force to overhaul ]s in the Spanish Air Force. They began the manufacture of the ]A fighter-bomber under license in 1962. In 1971, CASA merged with ].

CASA was one of the original members of the ] Consortium with France, Germany and the United Kingdom in 1972. In 1977, CASA was awarded the contract to design and build the ], a trainer and attack aircraft for the ]. CASA joined the ] project in 1996.

CASA has been a part of EADS, the European aerospace corporation, with ] of France, ] and ] of Germany since 1999. From then, the Spanish branch of EADS is called '''EADS-CASA'''. The current ] and ] of EADS-CASA is ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eads.net/1024/es/investor/News_and_Events/news_ir/2009/20090224_eads_airbus_urena_raso.html |title=New Chairman of EADS-CASA named in February 2009 |access-date=2009-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130110241/http://www.eads.net/1024/es/investor/News_and_Events/news_ir/2009/20090224_eads_airbus_urena_raso.html |archive-date=2019-01-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref> EADS-CASA currently employs around 7,500 workers.
] was formed in July, 2000 following the merger of Aerospatiale ] of France, ] of Germany and Construcciones Aeronáuticas S.A. from ]. It is the third largest aerospace company in the world with approximately 100,000 employees.
More than 30 different Spanish manufacturers have contributed to reach this aim. EADS-CASA foresees to reach a rate of 5.5 right wings per month and up to 7 aircraft per year, as in the Contract. Both production lines present a superb capability up to 7 wings per month and 12 aircraft per year. '''EADS-CASA''' is producing the '''right wing for all 620 Eurofighter aircraft''' on order and will deliver '''87 aircraft for the Spanish Air Force'''. First delivery to the Spanish Air Force was realized together with the other partner air forces in the second half of 2002.
EADS was formed in July, 2000 following the merger of Aerospatiale ] of France, ] from Germany and '''Construcciones Aeronáuticas S.A.''' from ]. EADS is the third largest aerospace company in the world. It has approximately 100,000 employees.


In July 2001 EADS-CASA Military Aircraft marked the beginning of the ] Final Assembly Phase at Getafe.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eads.com/1024/es/pressdb/archiv/2001/es_20010626_typhoon.html |title=Eurofighter Typhoon Final Assembly Phase at Getafe, Spain (Spanish) |access-date=2009-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130110452/http://www.eads.com/1024/es/pressdb/archiv/2001/es_20010626_typhoon.html |archive-date=2019-01-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is one of four assembly lines for the Eurofighter (the other three are at ] in the United Kingdom, ] in Germany and ] in Italy). Production was expected to be up to seven Typhoon wings per month and 12 aircraft per year. EADS CASA is producing the right wing for the Eurofighter and assembling 87 aircraft for the Spanish Air Force. First delivery was realized together with the other partner air forces in the second half of 2002.
===Military Transport Aircraft Division (MTAD)===


===Military Transport Aircraft Division===
The MTAD is part of EADS-CASA and is based in Madrid. One of the planes it produces is the Airbus A330-200 modified to provide ]. They have provided one variant to the Australian air force and are providing another variant to the UK's ] via the company ''AirTanker''. MTAD's main focus is in the light to medium end of the military transport market covering 3 to 9 tonnes. It has over 700 aircraft flying of the types C-212, C-235 and C-295.
EADS CASA's Military Transport Aircraft Division (MTAD) was based in ]. One of the aircraft it produces is the Airbus A330-200, which has been modified to provide ]. It has provided one variant to the ] and another to the UK's ] via the ''AirTanker'' company. MTAD's main focus is in the light to medium end of the military transport market covering three to nine tonnes.


EADS CASA’s Military Transport Aircraft Division managed the industrial and technical activities of participating companies for the ] project. This responsibility is now managed by ].<ref></ref> The MTAD managed the industrial and technical activities of participating companies for the ] project. This responsibility is now managed by Airbus Military.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040612115251/http://www.airbusmilitary.com/ |date=2004-06-12 }}</ref>


==Products==
The A400M assembly at the Seville plant of EADS-CASA Spain started in Q1 2007. Airbus plans to manufacture thirty aircraft per year. The major assemblies arrive by ] transporters. The four ]-D6 flight test engines have been delivered in late February 2008 for the first A400M. According to EADS the first "static tests" of a dedicated A400M complete structure were started on 14 March in Spain.
] of the ]]]

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==CASA aircraft==
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*]; ] version of the German ] trimotor transport
* ] prototype of the CASA III
*]; license-built version of the German ] bomber
* ] 1929 two-seat sporting monoplane
*]; license-built version of the ]
*]; license-built version of the ] * ] license-built version of the Bücker Bü 131
* ] license-built version of the Bücker Bü 133
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* ] license-built version of the Heinkel 111
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* ] ] version of the Junkers Ju 52
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* ] Aviojet
*]; license-built version of the ]
* ]
*]; license-built version of the ] (also built two seater version as SF-5B)
* ] two-seat trainer
*]; license-built version of the ]
*] license-built version of the ] * ] license-built version of the Dornier Do 27
*] Aviojet * ]
*] * ]
*] * ]
*] * ]
* ] license-built version of the MBB 223 Flamingo
* ] regional airliner and military transport.
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* ] regional airliner and military transport.
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* ]; license-built version of the Northrop F-5A
* ]; license-built version of the Northrop F-5B
* ]; license-built version of the Northrop RF-5A
* {{ill|EADS ATLANTE|es}} ] (UAV)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/atlante-uav/ | title=Atlante Tactical Long Endurance UAV }}</ref>
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===Others=== ===Others===
*]; as ] supplying parts for Airbus series of civilian passenger aircraft *]; as ] supplying parts for Airbus series of civilian passenger aircraft
*]; Subcontractor for ] *]; Subcontractor for ]
*]; as subconbtractor supplying parts for Boeing series of civilain passenger aircraft *]; as subcontractor supplying parts for Boeing series of civilian passenger aircraft
*]; as subcontractor for the right wing of all production ] *]; as subcontractor for the right wing of all production Eurofighter Typhoon

===Gallery===
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File:casa.jungmann.g-btat.arp.jpg|], built 1957.
File:Heinkel He 111.jpg|] a licenced version of He-111-H Bomber was engined in Spain with imported Rolls-Royce Merlin at the end of WWII, CASA built 236 of this aircraft between 1940 and 1956.
File:CASA 212 side.jpg|] of the Swedish Coast Guard.
File:CASA C-295 of Polish Air Force, Radom AirShow 2005, Poland.jpg|] of Polish Air Force
File:casa.cn-235m-100.35-24.spanishaf.arp.jpg|]M-100 of the Spanish Air Force.
File:Casa C-101 Aviojet of Patrulla Aguila Aerobatic Team, taxiing, Radom AirShow 2005, Poland.jpg|] of ] Aerobatic Team.
File:Airbus A400M Rollout.JPG|The first ], surrounded by EADS employees, during the aircraft's roll-out in Seville, Spain on 26 June 2008.
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EADS CASA
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAviation
Founded1923
FounderJosé Ortiz-Echagüe
Defunct2009
FateMerged into Airbus Military
SuccessorAirbus Military
HeadquartersGetafe Edit this on Wikidata
Productsvarious types of aircraft and aerospace components
Revenue15,740,000,000 United States dollar (2013) Edit this on Wikidata
ParentEADS

Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) was a Spanish aircraft manufacturer that was founded in 1923 and began manufacturing aircraft the following year. In 1999 it became a subsidiary of the EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company) under the name EADS CASA and in 2009 was absorbed into Airbus Military. CASA is noted for designing and producing military transport aircraft such as the CASA C-212 Aviocar, the CASA CN-235, the CASA C-295 and the CASA C-101 trainer/ground attack aircraft.

History

The Eurofighter Typhoon is assembled in Spain by EADS-CASA for the Spanish Air Force
The first A400M, surrounded by EADS employees, during the aircraft's roll-out in Seville on 26 June 2008

Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) was founded by José Ortiz-Echagüe in 1923 and began work on a factory in Getafe in May 1924, building Breguet aircraft under license. The first order covered 26 19 A.2s; total production of this type eventually reached 400 units.

CASA built a second factory in Cadiz in 1926 to construct a licensed copy of the German Dornier Do. J Wal seaplane. They built 17 aircraft for the Spanish Air Force, 12 for the Naval Aviation branch of the Spanish Navy and two for commercial use. CASA also operated several branch facilities in Spain for the repair and overhaul of aircraft. In 1929 the CASA-1 flew - the first CASA designed aircraft. King Alfonso XIII visited the main factory in 1930. CASA also built the French Breguet 19, two of which would be made especially famous. One, was the Breguet XIX GR (Grand Raid) named the Jesus del Gran Poder, currently preserved in the Museo del Aire de Cuatro Vientos (Madrid), which flew between Seville and Bahia (in Brazil), in 1929. This aircraft was piloted by Captains Ignacio Jiménez and Francisco Iglesias and covered 6746 km in 43 hours 50 minutes. The other was the Breguet XIX Super Bidon, named Cuatro Vientos (Four Winds); it was flown by Mariano Barberán and Joaquín Collar Serra to Havana in Cuba in 1933. In 1932 CASA obtained a license from the UK aircraft company, Vickers, to build 25 Vickers Vildebeest land-based torpedo bombers, which were powered by French Hispano 600 hp engines.

CASA 2.111 a licensed production version of the He 111-H Bomber, re-engined in Spain with imported Rolls-Royce Merlins at the end of World War II. CASA built 236 of these aircraft between 1940 and 1956

During the Spanish Civil War, the CASA Getafe factory was located in the Republican zone. It was moved to Alicante, and another opened in Sabadell. At the end of the war, production returned to Getafe. CASA manufactured the Russian Polikarpov I-15 biplane fighter, producing 287 aircraft before the end of the civil war.

After the Spanish Civil War, CASA opened a new plant in Tablada in Seville, after obtaining various aircraft licenses from Germany and built 25 Gotha Go 145A as the CASA 1145, 25 Bücker Bü 133 as the CASA 1133 and 555 Bücker Bü 131 as the CASA 1131. Production of these aircraft continued until the late 1950s. The CASA 201, is a twin-engine transport, (its engines were the Spanish-made ENMASA VAT Tigre G-125). In 1940 CASA began the licensed manufacture of 200 Heinkel He 111 twin-engine bombers with imported Rolls-Royce Merlins, as the CASA 2.111. (These are the aircraft that were used as World War Two German Luftwaffe He 111s in various movies such as Battle of Britain and Patton.)

Starting in 1943, the Spanish government began investing in CASA, first obtaining a 33 per cent share of the company, by 1992 this had increased to a controlling 99.2 per cent. In 1945 CASA opened a factory in Madrid dedicated to manufacturing the parts and sub-assemblies of their various aircraft and those that they had contracts to repair and overhaul. In 1946 CASA re-established the Projects Office and resumed the design of aircraft based on the firm's proprietary technology. In 1957 CASA won a contract from the United States Air Force for the maintenance of the F-100 Super Sabres based in Europe and Turkey and a contract from the Spanish Air Force to overhaul T-33s in the Spanish Air Force. They began the manufacture of the Northrop F-5A fighter-bomber under license in 1962. In 1971, CASA merged with Hispano Aviación.

CASA was one of the original members of the Airbus Consortium with France, Germany and the United Kingdom in 1972. In 1977, CASA was awarded the contract to design and build the C-101, a trainer and attack aircraft for the Spanish Air Force. CASA joined the Eurofighter 2000 project in 1996.

CASA has been a part of EADS, the European aerospace corporation, with Aérospatiale-Matra of France, Dornier GmbH and DASA of Germany since 1999. From then, the Spanish branch of EADS is called EADS-CASA. The current CEO and Chairman of EADS-CASA is Domingo Ureña-Raso. EADS-CASA currently employs around 7,500 workers.

EADS was formed in July, 2000 following the merger of Aerospatiale Matra of France, DaimlerChrysler Aerospace of Germany and Construcciones Aeronáuticas S.A. from Spain. It is the third largest aerospace company in the world with approximately 100,000 employees.

In July 2001 EADS-CASA Military Aircraft marked the beginning of the Eurofighter Typhoon Final Assembly Phase at Getafe. It is one of four assembly lines for the Eurofighter (the other three are at Warton in the United Kingdom, Manching in Germany and Turin in Italy). Production was expected to be up to seven Typhoon wings per month and 12 aircraft per year. EADS CASA is producing the right wing for the Eurofighter and assembling 87 aircraft for the Spanish Air Force. First delivery was realized together with the other partner air forces in the second half of 2002.

Military Transport Aircraft Division

EADS CASA's Military Transport Aircraft Division (MTAD) was based in Madrid. One of the aircraft it produces is the Airbus A330-200, which has been modified to provide air-to-air refuelling. It has provided one variant to the Royal Australian Air Force and another to the UK's Royal Air Force via the AirTanker company. MTAD's main focus is in the light to medium end of the military transport market covering three to nine tonnes.

The MTAD managed the industrial and technical activities of participating companies for the A400M project. This responsibility is now managed by Airbus Military.

Products

Former CASA C-212 Aviocar of the Swedish Coast Guard
CASA CN-235M-100 of the Spanish Air Force
CASA C-295 of the Polish Air Force

Others

References

Notes
  1. Gunston 92
  2. "New Chairman of EADS-CASA named in February 2009". Archived from the original on 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
  3. "Eurofighter Typhoon Final Assembly Phase at Getafe, Spain (Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
  4. Airbus A400M project Archived 2004-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Atlante Tactical Long Endurance UAV".
Bibliography
  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1993). Studio Editions (ed.). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. ISBN 1-85170-324-1. Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation
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