Fouga

Originally specialising in the repair of railway rolling stock, the firm eventually became most noted for the aircraft it produced from its woodworking facilities at Aire-sur-l'Adour.

The most successful product to be created by Fouga was the CM.170 Magister, a postwar jet-powered military trainer aircraft derived from the firm's experiences with sailplanes.

The initial design, subsequently named the CM.170 Magister, was evaluated by the French Air Force (Armée de l'Air, AdA) and, in response to its determination that the aircraft lacked sufficient power for its requirements, was enlarged and adopted a pair of Turbomeca Marboré turbojet engines.

Numerous export orders for the Magister were received, which included arrangements to produce the type under license in West Germany, Finland and Israel.

The remains of Potez and Fouga was subsequently incorporated into Sud-Aviation, later merged into the French aerospace conglomerate Aérospatiale, and then the multinational EADS corporation and then Airbus, which still operates major facilities at Toulouse.