Rettich Sankt Rosa Helicopter Plant
| Type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Helicopter manufacturing |
| Founded | 1752 |
| Headquarters | Zolltor, Sankt Rosa, Lanzerwald Republic |
| Products | Helicopters |
The Rettich Sankt Rosa Helicopter Plant was a Lanzerwalder designer and manufacturer of helicopters, the company was located in Zolltor, south of Stadt Sankt Rosa. The company was founded in 1752 with a loan from the Volksrat by Steve Rettich. As a defence manufacturer in the Lanzerwald Republic, the Rettich Sankt Rosa Helicopter Plant stood under the supervision of the Ministerium für Verteidigung des Lanzerwaldes. In 1761 a helicopter of the Rettich Sankt Rosa Helicopter Plant crashed in Hamstadt, resulting in the loss of life both on board the helicopter and on the ground. The company lost its business license after it was ruled that negligence had led to the crash. The assets of the Rettich Sankt Rosa Helicopter Plant were brought over to the University of Sankt Rosa, to retain the engineering knowledge for the Lanzerwald. The company remains active under the auspices of the university to research aviation for the Confoederatio Aemilia and provide spares for existing models, but is not expected to bring any new helicopters into production.
Initial five-year plan
| Year | Plan |
|---|---|
| 1752 | The company is founded, the company will set up office in an existing office building in Zolltor. New staff will be hired, besides the staff that is necessary to operate any company the company will hire former officers belonging to the Equites Caeli and helicopter engineers. Former engineers from the South Sea Islands working on CH-276 Camel and UH-76 Dromosker helicopters have been hired already. The company will find partners that can produce parts for future helicopters made by the company, talks with Osthügel Motorenwerke to supply the engines are underway. Land will be acquired for the production halls and research and development facilities. |
| 1753 | The company will start construction of the production halls and research and development facilities. Rettich employees will work together with the industry partners to test whether parts they can produce are suitable for helicopter manufacturing. The initial design of the first helicopter will be presented to the Volksrat, this should be a relatively light utility helicopter, called the Rettich Mehrzweckhubschrauber 1. At the end of the year, the company will receive the production halls and development facilities. |
| 1754 | The company will build the first prototype of the Rettich Mehrzweckhubschrauber 1 and test it's airworthiness, the company will refine the prototype and start limited serial production of prototypes, if they are airworthy enough, prototypes will be delivered to the Luftkavallerie for field testing. In a second series of prototypes, deliveries will be made to the Lanzerwaldmarine for field testing on sea. |
| 1755 | The company will start production of the Rettich Mehrzweckhubschrauber 1 in a limited quantity, they will be delivered to the Luftkavallerie first where they will be used to train pilots and crews. Engineers from Rettich will be present at these training sessions and gather feedback to further improve the helicopter. |
| 1756 | The company will scale up production towards the needs of the Lanzerwald armed forces. Work will start on arming the helicopters, this will be done together with engineers from Waffenschmiederei Ludwigshafen. Goal will be to develop helicopters that can be used with a machine gun, and aerial torpedoes such as the Leichtgewichtstorpedo 300x2500mm. When the needs of the Lanzerwald armed forces are met, helicopters may also be sold on the international markets. |
