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Hispano-Suiza

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Hispano-Suiza

Car designed by a Swiss engineer Marc Birkigt (1878–1947) who emigrated to Barcelona where he founded a factory which produced cars during the period 1900–38, legendary for their handling, elegance, and speed.

During World War I the Hispano-Suiza company produced a light-alloy aero-engine for the French air force.



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Duncan suffers a bout of meningitis which leaves him dumb, and he and Wilfred learn to communicate through their own sign language; the boys' mother drives off in her Hispano-Suiza car and disappears from their lives, and their father take up with "a succession of ladies", none of whom like the boys.
Among its members are such key players as Airbus, eurocopter, MBDA, Thales, Hispano-Suiza, Dassault, Groupe Latecoere, Barco, and Sagem.
BAE Systems, in partnership with Hispano-Suiza (SAFRAN Group), will develop the full-authority digital electronic control (FADEC) for EuroProp International's TP400-D6 engine, slated to power the new Airbus A400M military transport.
 
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