JIHLAVAN AIRPLANES S.R.O. Founded in 1952. Jihlavan a.s. has produced components for most of the major aircraft manufacturing programmes undertaken since then in the former Czechoslovakia. Other branches of the…
KAPPA 77 a.s. Kappa established 1991, initially for machine manufacture; founders previously employed by Aero. Design of KP-2U began 1994; Kappa 77 a.s. created as subsidiary in June 1997; Sova…
BALÓNY KUBÍČEK spol s.r.o. (Kubicek Balloons Ltd) First Kubíček hot-air balloon was manufactured in 1983 and was followed by about 50 more of Kubíček design by various state-owned copmpanies such…
The Larus is the company's first product.
Design office and factory 'Let' established Kunovice 1950, taking over programmes of Ceskoslovenske Zavody Automobilove A Letecke, initially to produce C-11 (Yak-11), and later L-40 Meta-Sokol, M1 Sokol, M2 Skaut,…
LET-MONT s.r.o. The company's Tulák and Piper ultralights, together with a development of more streamlined appearance, are marketed in western Europe by Austrian aircraft manufacturer, HB Flugtechnik. Tomáš Podešva also…
Previously part of Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia started aircraft industry by forming Military Air Arsenal, also called Central Aircraft Works, Prague-Letnany, 1919, appointing Alois Šmolík designer. Became Vojenská továrna na létadla Letov…
Engineer J. Lonek designed Bata monoplane, formed company at Ostrokovice and built L.8 3-seat cabin monoplane (60-hp Walter radial) 1934.
LETECKÉ ZÁVODY a.s. (LZ Aeronautical Industries Inc) Letecke Zavody (formerly Let AS, Kunovice) was established in 1936 as a repair shop for Ba33, B-534, Junkers W34 and Arado Ar96B aircraft.…
Despite German occupation Czech Milos Mieik built Mimi-2-SS sport aircraft (7 August 1944); destroyed when Mieik joined partisans.
Morava Zlin Aero Service set up in 1999 to market the Russo Savage ultralight. Later company changed name to Zlin Aviation s.r.o.
Zlin company was renamed 1949 Moravan Národni Podnik (Moravian Aircraft National Corporation). For details see Zlin.
Moravko-Slezká Vazovká Tatra formed 1935 as subsidiary of Ringhoffer-Tatra automotive/rail conglomerate. Built biplane trainers: Avro 626 and Bücker Jungmann, followed by 700-hp Tatra T.126 of own design. First original design…
During Second World War Chocen factory of former Benes-Mraz built Fi 156 Storch and training gliders, and also prototype M.1C Sokol. Management reconstituted 1946 as Automobilove Zavody Mraz, with glider-making…
NA DESIGN COMPANY INC NA Design was created in third quarter of 1999, in cooperation with Moravan Aeroplanes Inc. Development of the (formerly UNIS) Bongo continued into early 2002, at…
TOMÁŠ PODEŠVA Tomáš Podešva is responsible for the design of the UL Tulák and UL Piper ultralights, previously detailed under Let-Mont. The company builds and distributes a wide range of…
Formed 1915 as Breitfeld, Danek & Co. to build Hiero aero engines. Expanded to design own engines, trade name Praga, and also produce armaments. Changed name to Ceskomoravska-Kolben-Danek and opened…
Tatra automotive and railway combine formed aviation department 1935 at Koprivnice, Moravia, building about 40 T.131 (licensed Jungmann) and T.126 biplane trainers and handful of T.1 2-seat cabin monoplanes. Taken…
Austrian Otto Kauba interested RLM in proposal for flying-bomb, set up Skoda-Kauba Flugzeugbau Prague February 1942, building various piloted prototypes VI, VIA, V2, followed by unrelated V3 sporting aircraft. V4…
First fighting aircraft produced in new country was ascribed to designer Alois Smolik, though built at what was then called Central Aircraft Works (June 1920). Sm 1 was Warren-strut 2-seater…
TeST s.r.o Company was established 1992 to design, develop and produce ultralight sailplanes, powered sailplanes and aircraft; first product was TST-1 Alpin sailplane. Capacity increased to 10 aircraft per year…
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