Société Anonyme Belge de Constructions Aéronautiques

Société Anonyme Belge de Constructions Aéronautiques engages in the study, design, and manufacture of metal and composite structures, servo-systems, and sub-assemblies for the aerospace, civil aviation, and defense markets in Europe. It is involved in the pre-design, design, development, production, testing, and after-sales support of large and complex metallic, as well as composite primary and secondary structures for civil and transport aircraft markets. The company's specialties comprise metallic structures, including pressurized floors and flap support mechanisms; and CFRP skins with integrated stiffeners for flaps and horizontal stabilizers, as well as HTP spars and flap track fairings for its customers. It also produces special systems for business and commercial jets, such as direct drive valve equipping the A320 family and the A340-500/600, or hydraulic devices for the Dassault Falcon jets. In addition, the company designs, develops, produces, and tests various models of the Ariane European space launchers; and produces special interfaces like a quick-release connection for the Ariane 5 ground umbilicals, as well as fairings for the separation rockets. Further, it provides thrust vectoring control systems, including actuators and associated electronic local control loop for space launchers; and various solutions for upgrades of the structure, navigation and weapon avionics, power generation, chaff and flares, other systems integration, heavy maintenance, repairs, and major upgrades for military aircraft and helicopters. The company was founded in 1920 and is based in Brussels, Belgium. Société Anonyme Belge de Constructions Aéronautiques is a subsidiary of Dassault Belgique Aviation S.A.