1960: Snecma absorbs its
subsidiary Voisin.
1960: Snecma shuts down motorcycle production.
1961: agreement between Snecma and Bristol
Siddeley of the UK to develop the engine for the planned civilian
supersonic transport, Concorde.
1964: Rolls-Royce and Hispano-Suiza sign
a license agreement for joint production of the Tyne turboprop
engine (January).
1965: creation of Rolls-Royce Turbomeca
to handle the Adour turbojet program for the French-English
Jaguar aircraft.
1968: Snecma takes control of Hispano-Suiza
(consolidated as a division), Sochata and Bugatti (May 28).
1968: launch of the M53 military jet
engine program (July).
1969: Snecma and Turbomeca create the
GRTS consortium for the joint development of the Larzac engine
that will power the Alpha Jet trainer.
1969: French government creates Société
Européenne de Propulsion (SEP), by grouping SEPR and
Snecma’s space and missiles division (June). Snecma
holds 34% of this new company.
1969: start of flight testing of the
Mirage F1, powered by an Atar 9K50 (August).
1969: General Electric and Snecma decide
to collaborate for European production of the CF6-50 (October).
1969: First flight of the Concorde SST,
powered by the Olympus 593 built by Bristol Siddeley and Snecma
(March 2).
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