Wassmer
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Wassmer was a French
specialized woodworking company formed by Bernard Wassmer in 1905. It later became an aircraft manufacturer specializing in gliders
. It was bought out by Issoire Aviation, a subsidiary of Siren, in 1978.
a four-seat touring aircraft.
In 1972 in co-operation with the Siren they formed a joint company Consortium Europeén de Réalisation et de Ventes d'Avions (CERVA) to build a metal variant of the WA4/21 itself a variant of the WA-40. The components for the Cerva CE.43 Guépard were manufactured by Siren at Argenton-sur-Creuse and final assembly, equipment fit and flight testing was carried out by Wassmer at Issoire. The company also co-operated with the CE-75 sailplane.
In a move-away from the traditional woodworking heritage of the company it soon developed the ability to produce plastic or composite construction which led to the WA-50 series of four-seat aircraft. The companies last aircraft design was the WA-80 Piranha a two-seat trainer a scaled-down version of the WA-50.
With both the WA-80 and different variants of the WA-50 in production the company had working capital problems and a receiver was appointed in 1977 and production was stopped. On 1 February 1978 Issoire Aviation, a company set up by Siren, bought the assets of Wassmer and used the former Issoire factory to build gliders and to continue to support Wassmer products.
France
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specialized woodworking company formed by Bernard Wassmer in 1905. It later became an aircraft manufacturer specializing in gliders
Glider (sailplane)
A glider or sailplane is a type of glider aircraft used in the sport of gliding. Some gliders, known as motor gliders are used for gliding and soaring as well, but have engines which can, in some cases, be used for take-off or for extending a flight...
. It was bought out by Issoire Aviation, a subsidiary of Siren, in 1978.
Aircraft production
The company entered into aircraft production in 1955 when it produced a batch of Jodel D.112 two-seater aircraft at its factory at Issoire. The company also produced the single-seat WA-20 and two-seat WA-30 gliders. In 1959 the company produced the WA-40 Super IVWassmer WA-40
-References:* Taylor, John W.R. . Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969-70. London: Sampson Low, 1969.* Taylor, John W.R. . Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1971-72. London: Sampson Low, 1971. ISBN 354 00094 2....
a four-seat touring aircraft.
In 1972 in co-operation with the Siren they formed a joint company Consortium Europeén de Réalisation et de Ventes d'Avions (CERVA) to build a metal variant of the WA4/21 itself a variant of the WA-40. The components for the Cerva CE.43 Guépard were manufactured by Siren at Argenton-sur-Creuse and final assembly, equipment fit and flight testing was carried out by Wassmer at Issoire. The company also co-operated with the CE-75 sailplane.
In a move-away from the traditional woodworking heritage of the company it soon developed the ability to produce plastic or composite construction which led to the WA-50 series of four-seat aircraft. The companies last aircraft design was the WA-80 Piranha a two-seat trainer a scaled-down version of the WA-50.
With both the WA-80 and different variants of the WA-50 in production the company had working capital problems and a receiver was appointed in 1977 and production was stopped. On 1 February 1978 Issoire Aviation, a company set up by Siren, bought the assets of Wassmer and used the former Issoire factory to build gliders and to continue to support Wassmer products.
Wassmer aircraft
- Jodel D.112 & D.120Jodel D11-See also:-References:* Yalor, Michael Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. Studio Editions: London. p. 27* http://www.jodel.com/index.asp?p=d11&themodels -External links:*...
(license-production) - WA-20 Javelot
- WA-28
- WA-30 Bijave
- WA-40 Super IV/Baladou/PrestigeWassmer WA-40-References:* Taylor, John W.R. . Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969-70. London: Sampson Low, 1969.* Taylor, John W.R. . Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1971-72. London: Sampson Low, 1971. ISBN 354 00094 2....
- WA-50 Pacific/Europa/Atlantic
- WA-80 Piranha
Cerva aircraft
- Cerva CE.43 Guépard
- Cerva CE.44 Cougar
- Cerva CE.45 Léopard
- Cerva CE.44 Cougar
- Cerva CE.45 Léopard
- Cerva CE.75 Silene