SNCASO
| Industry | Aerospace, defence |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Blériot, (Suresnes) Bloch (Villacoublay) Lioré et Olivier (Rochefort) 3 others |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Defunct | 1957 |
| Fate | Merged to form Sud Aviation |
| Successor | Sud Aviation |
| Headquarters | France |
| Products | Aircraft |
SNCASO (abbreviated from Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Sud-Ouest [sɔsjete nɑsjɔnal de kɔ̃stʁyksjɔ̃ aeʁɔnotik dy syd wɛst]), or commonly Sud-Ouest, was a French aircraft manufacturer.
Created during 1936 as one of seven nationalised aeronautical manufacturing companies, SNCASO became a key French aircraft manufacturer following the end of the Second World War. It produced numerous innovation aircraft; amongst the company's more notable projects was the first French jet aircraft, the Sud-Ouest Triton, and the first indigenously-developed French helicopter, the Sud-Ouest Djinn.
On 1 March 1957, SNCASO merged with another French nationalised aviation company, SNCASE, (Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Sud-Est), to form Sud Aviation.