Société Industrielle pour l'Aéronautique

Société Industrielle Pour l’Aéronautique (SIPA) was a French aircraft manufacturer established in 1938 by Georges Volland.^[1] From 1938-1940, SIPA principally manufactured parts for other French aircraft companies. After World War II, it began developing a series of trainers for the French Air Force.

SIPA S.901 at Berck-sur-Mer in May 1957

In 1947, SIPA won a competition for a new two-seat touring and trainer aircraft for France's aero clubs and 113 were produced as the SIPA S.90 series.^[2] The SIPA S.1000 Coccinelle was built in small numbers in 1956/57. The SIPA S.200 Minijet, first flown in 1952, was the world's first all-metal two-seat light jet. SIPA was taken over by Aérospatiale in 1975.

Aircraft

• Boisavia Anjou
• SIPA S.70
• SIPA S.90
• SIPA S.200 Minijet
• SIPA S.300
• SIPA S.1000 Coccinelle
• SIPA Antilope

References

Notes

1. Danel, Raymond (1982). Émile Dewoitine : Créateur des usines de Toulouse de l'Aérospatiale. 18 (in French). Larrivière. p. 204.
2. Simpson, 2005, p. 280-281

Bibliography

• Gunston, Bill (1993). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
• Simpson, Rod (2005). The General Aviation Handbook. Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-222-5.