1951: start of volume production of
Atar engines, which will power the Dassault Ouragan, Mystère
and Mirage aircraft.
1951: flight of the SO1120 Arriel III, the first helicopter
powered by a gas turbine engine, the Turbomeca Arrius II,
in turbo-blower configuration (April 18).
1956: first flight of the Mirage III, powered by an
Atar 9B (November 17).
1956: Turbomeca and Hispano-Suiza create CGTM for
flight testing of engines.
1957: Snecma creates an electronics department, which
will become Elecma.
1959: Snecma signs agreement with Pratt & Whitney
for development of the JTF-10 jet engine. Pratt & Whitney
takes a 10% stake in Snecma.
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