Societatea Pentru Exploatări Tehnice
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| Industry | Aerospace |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Founder | Grigore Zamfirescu |
| Headquarters | , |
Societatea Pentru Exploatări Technice or SET ("Technical Development Society") was a Romanian aircraft manufacturer. It was the second biggest Romanian pre-war aircraft manufacturer, after Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR).[1]
History
The Societatea Pentru Exploatări Tehnice was established in Bucharest in 1923 by Grigore Zamfirescu as a general machinery manufacturing plant. It soon specialised in building aircraft to its founder's design, supplying the Romanian Air Force with trainers during the mid-1930s.[1] At the peak of aircraft production, Zamfirescu changed the company's name to Fabrica de Avioane SET.[citation needed]
In the late 1930s, SET abandoned producing its own designs, and manufactured a number of IAR and foreign types under licence, including the IAR 27, IAR 39, Fleet 10, and Nardi FN.305. In 1938, the company made a deal with the Romanian government that would have seen it relocate its manufacturing facilities to Moldavia, with the government promising to purchase a minimum order of aircraft each year from the new plant. This venture was to have been called "Industria Nationala Aeronautica" ("National Aeronautical Industry"), but it failed to materialise when the Second World War intervened.[1] During the war, SET built Heinkel He 111s under licence.[citation needed]
SET continued to maintain and repair aircraft until the end of World War II, after which it continued business for a time outside the aeronautics industry.
Products
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| SET 2 | 2[2] | Single engine biplane reconnaissance airplane | |
| SET 3 | 1928 | Single engine biplane trainer | |
| SET 31 | Single engine biplane trainer | ||
| SET 7 | 1931 | 123 | Single engine biplane trainer |
| SET 4 | Single engine biplane reconnaissance airplane | ||
| SET 41 | Single engine biplane trainer | ||
| SET XV | 1934 | 1 | Single engine biplane fighter |
| SET 10 | 1932 | 2 | Single engine biplane trainer |
| SET FN.305 | 124 | License built single engine monoplane trainer | |
| SET 27 | 1937 | 80[1] | License built single engine monoplane trainer |
| SET 39 | 1937 | 160 | License built single engine biplane light bomber |
| SET F-10G | 1939 | 80[3] | License built single engine biplane trainer |
See also
- Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR)
- Întreprinderea de Construcții Aeronautice Românești (ICAR)
- Aviation in Romania
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d Gudju, Ion; Iacobescu, Gheorghe; Ionescu, Ovidiu (1974). Romanian Aeronautical Constructions, 1905–1974 (PDF). Bucharest: Military Publishing House. pp. 42–44. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ Gudju, Ion; Iacobescu, Gheorghe; Ionescu, Ovidiu (1974). Romanian Aeronautical Constructions, 1905–1974 (PDF). Bucharest: Military Publishing House. p. 108. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ Antoniu, Dan; Cicos, George (2007). Romanian Aeronautical Constructions (2nd ed.). Bucharest: Vivaldi. p. 249. ISBN 978-973-150-002-7.
Bibliography
- Bill, Gunston (1993). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
- Dénes, Bernád. "Avioane Tricolore". Aviatia. Archived from the original on 16 December 2002. Retrieved 28 March 2022.