Soong Aerospace Company
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Native name | 宋航空宇宙株式会社 |
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| Subsidiary of Soong Heavy Industries | |
| Industry | Aerospace manufacturing |
| Founded | 1912 |
| Headquarters | Amking, Monsilva Lancheng, Nanyan, Monsilva |
| Products | Aircraft, Space systems, Simulators, Jet engines, Missiles, Electronic equipment |
Soong Aerospace Company (Monsilvan: 宋航空宇宙株式会社; pinyin: Sòng Hángkōng Yǔzhòu Zhūshì Huìshè) is the aerospace subsidiary of Soong Heavy Industries. It produces aircraft, space systems, flight simulators, jet engines, missiles and electronic equipment.
During the 1910s and 1920s, Soong Aerospace Company developed many different types of aircraft for the Monsilvan Royal Armed Forces, including reconnaissance aircraft, bombers and fighters. However, during the 1930s and 40s, Monsilva went through a period of anti-war mentality, and many of these planes were discontinued and the company downsized massively. However, in the late 1960s, during the martial law period SHI faced increased regulation and the company was forced into manufacturing new planes and equipment for the Armed Forces which were now also serving as the national police.
After the establishment of the republic in 1978, Soong's restrictions were lifted. The company still provides planes and equipment for the Monsilvan Armed Forces, including the Soong Y-1 and Soong Y-2 military transports, the Soong P-4 trainer aircraft, the Soong CSC 117 and Soong OH-1 helicopters, and the Soong F-1 maritime patrol aircraft.
The companies headquarters is based in Amking, Monsilva. However the company has its own airfield and secondary headquarters just outside of the city of Lancheng in Nanyan.
Main products
- Aircraft
- Soong Y-1 - twin-turbofan military transport
- Soong Y-2 - advanced military transport
- Soong KH-4 - light utility helicopter
- Soong OH-1 - light reconnaissance helicopter
- Soong F-1 - advanced maritime patrol aircraft
- Soong F-3 Chung Kwei - antisubmarine warfare patrol aircraft
- Soong P-4 - intermediate jet trainer
- Soong YFX - proposed airliner
- Soong CSC 117 - utility, transport helicopter
- Spacecraft systems
- Flight simulators
- Jet engines
- Missiles
- Type 64 MAT - anti-tank missile
- Type 79 Yo-MAT - anti-tank/landing-craft missile
- Type 87 Zhong-MAT - anti-tank missile
- Type 96 Multi-Purpose Missile System - anti-tank/landing-craft missile
- Type 01 LMAT - anti-tank missile
- Middle range Multi-Purpose missile
- Electronic equipment
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
