Aero Vodochody
Parent HSC Aerojet Zrt. | | |
Subsidiaries | Aero (1929–1947) | |
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Website | www.aero.cz |
Aero Vodochody (commonly referred to as Aero) is a Czech aircraft company. Its main production facilities are located at Vodochody Airport in the Prague-East District, on the municipal territories of Vodochody and Odolena Voda.
During the
Between 1998 and 2004, Aero Vodochody was controlled by the
In year 2021
History
Aero Vodochody has been active since its founding in 1919. Between 1929[5] and 1951, its subsidiary, Aero, manufactured a range of small and medium-sized cars with two-stroke engines, it also briefly produced the Škoda 150 truck between 1946 and 1947 under licence.[citation needed]
During the 1950s, Aero Vodochody developed the
The L-39 Albatros was designed during the 1960s as a replacement for the Aero L-29 Delfín as a principal training aircraft.[8] Several specialised variants of the base L-39 design were quickly introduced. In 1972, a purpose-built target tug variant, the L-39V, conducted its initial flight.[9] During 1975, the first L-39ZO training/light combat model, which was equipped with four underwing hardpoints as well as a strengthened wing and modified landing gear, performed its first flight.[9] In 1977, the first L-39ZA light combat variant, which was fitted with a single Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23 cannon mounted underneath the fuselage in addition to the four hardpoints and strengthening of the L-39ZO, made its maiden flight.[9][10][11] According to aerospace publication Flight International, roughly 200 L-39s were being sold each year upon the jet trainer market during the late 1980s.[12] Sales of the L-39 declined during the 1990s. This downturn has been attributed to the loss of the captive Warsaw Pact trainer market, to which a substantial proportion of the total aircraft manufactured had been historically sold to; allegations about Czechoslovak banks being unable to finance the defense industry and inaction on the part of the Czechoslovak government; and concerns over the quality of manufacturing standards.[12] During 1996, production of the L-39 was terminated.[9]
Aero Vodochody has developed several improved variants of the L-39 to take its place, and has continued extensive support and overhaul operations for existing L-39 customers.
During the 2010s, Aero Vodochody was engaged in the manufacture of the L-159 advanced light combat aircraft and the
During July 2014, Aero Vodochody presented the L-39NG programme at the
In September, 2021, Aero Vodochody sale transaction was successfully completed.[30] Based on an agreement signed in July 2021 Hungarian company HSC Aerojet Zrt. became the 100% owner of Aero. In HSC Aerojet Zrt. majority is held by Hungarian businessman Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky and minority is held by Czech company OMNIPOL a.s. The sale also included Vodochody Airport.
Aircraft
Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
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Aero Ae 01 | 1919 | Single piston engine biplane trainer | |
Aero Ae 02 | 1920 | 1 | Single piston engine biplane fighter |
Aero Ae 03 | 1 | Single piston engine monoplane reconnaissance airplane | |
Aero Ae 04 | 1921 | Single piston engine biplane fighter | |
Aero A.8 | 1921 | 1 | Single piston engine biplane airliner |
Aero A.10 | 1922 | 5 | Single piston engine biplane airliner |
Aero A.11 | 1925 | ~250 | Single piston engine biplane light bomber |
Aero A.12 | 1923 | 93 | Single piston engine biplane light bomber |
Aero A.14 | 1922 | Single piston engine biplane reconnaissance airplane | |
Aero A.15 | Single piston engine biplane reconnaissance airplane | ||
Aero DH.50 | License built single piston engine biplane airliner[31] | ||
Aero A.16 | Unbuilt biplane bomber | ||
Aero A.17 | Glider | ||
Aero A.18 | 1923 | 20 | Single piston engine biplane fighter |
Aero A.19 | Single piston engine biplane fighter | ||
Aero A.20 | 1923 | 1 | Single piston engine biplane fighter |
Aero A.21 | 1926 | 8 | Single piston engine biplane trainer |
Aero A.22 | 3 | Single piston engine biplane utility airplane | |
Aero A.22 (II) | Unbuilt four engine heavy bomber | ||
Aero A.23 | 1926 | 7 | Single piston engine biplane airliner |
Aero A.24 | 1925 | 1 | Twin piston engine biplane bomber |
Aero A.25 | 15 | Single piston engine biplane trainer | |
Aero A.26 | 1923 | 23 | Single piston engine biplane reconnaissance airplane |
Aero A.27 | Twin piston engine biplane bomber | ||
Aero A.27 (II) | Unbuilt twin engine airliner | ||
Aero A.28 | Trainer | ||
Aero A.29 | 1926 | 9 | Single piston engine biplane reconnaissance floatplane |
Aero A.30 | 1926 | 79 | Single piston engine biplane light bomber |
Aero A.31 | Unbuilt fighter | ||
Aero A.32 | 1927 | 116 | Single piston engine biplane light bomber |
Aero A.33 | Unbuilt three engine airliner | ||
Aero A.34 Kos | 1929 | 11 | Single piston engine biplane sport airplane |
Aero A.35 | 1928 | 12 | Single piston engine high-wing monoplane airliner |
Aero A.36 | Unbuilt three engine biplane bomber | ||
Aero A.38 | 1929 | 6 | Single piston engine biplane airliner |
Aero A.40 | Unbuilt racing airplane | ||
Aero A.42 | 1929 | 2 | Single piston engine monoplane bomber |
Aero A.44 | Unbuilt twin engine bomber | ||
Aero A.46 | 1931 | 1 | Single piston engine biplane trainer |
Aero A.48 | Unbuilt airliner | ||
Aero A.49 | Unbuilt ultralight | ||
Aero A.55 | Unbuilt ultralight | ||
Aero A.60 | Unbuilt three engine transport airplane | ||
Aero A.100 | 1933 | 44 | Single piston engine biplane light bomber |
Aero A.101 | 1934 | 50 | Single piston engine biplane light bomber |
Aero A.102 | 1934 | 2 | Single piston engine monoplane fighter |
Aero A.104 | 1937 | 2 | Single piston engine monoplane bomber |
Aero A.125 | 12 | Single piston engine biplane trainer | |
Aero A.130 | 1 | Single piston engine biplane light bomber | |
Aero A.134 | 1 | Single piston engine biplane sport airplane | |
Aero A.200 | 1934 | 2 | Single piston engine monoplane sport airplane |
Aero MB.200 | 1935 | 74 | License built twin piston engine monoplane bomber |
Aero A.202 | Unbuilt twin engine airliner | ||
Aero A.204 | 1936 | 1 | Twin piston engine monoplane airliner |
Aero A.206 | Prototype twin piston engine monoplane bomber | ||
Aero A.210 | Unbuilt four engine airliner | ||
Aero A.212 | Unbuilt utility airplane | ||
Aero A.230 | 25 | Single piston engine biplane light bomber | |
Aero A.300 | 1938 | 1 | Twin piston engine monoplane bomber |
Aero A.302 | Unbuilt attack airplane | ||
Aero A.304 | 1937 | 19 | Twin piston engine monoplane bomber |
Aero A.321 | Single piston engine biplane light bomber | ||
Aero A.330 | Single piston engine biplane light bomber | ||
Aero A.351 | |||
Aero A.404 | Unbuilt twin piston engine monoplane bomber | ||
Aero A.430
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Single piston engine biplane light bomber | ||
Aero C-3 | License built twin piston engine monoplane trainer | ||
Aero C-4/C-104 | License built single piston engine biplane trainer | ||
Aero C-103 | License built twin piston engine monoplane airliner | ||
Aero D-44 | License built twin piston engine monoplane transport | ||
Aero Ae-45 | 1947 | 200 | Twin piston engine monoplane utility airplane |
Aero Ae 50 | 1949 | 1 | Single piston engine monoplane reconnaissance airplane |
Aero Ae-53 | Prototype transport glider | ||
LB P-1 | Unbuilt twin engine trainer | ||
LB P-16 | Unbuilt four engine airliner | ||
Aero Ae-148 | Unbuilt twin engine airliner | ||
Aero B-34 | Unbuilt attack airplane | ||
Aero HC-2 Heli Baby | 1954 | 23 | Single piston engine utility helicopter |
Aero L-60 Brigadýr | 1953 | 273 | Single piston engine monoplane utility airplane |
Aero L-260 | Single piston engine monoplane utility airplane | ||
Aero L-29 Delfín | 1959 | 3,665 | Single jet engine monoplane trainer |
Aero L-229 | Unbuilt single jet engine monoplane attack airplane | ||
Aero L-260 | Unbuilt airplane | ||
Aero L-360 | Single piston engine monoplane utility airplane | ||
Aero L-429 | Single jet engine monoplane aerobatic airplane | ||
Aero S-102 | 821 | License built single jet engine monoplane fighter | |
Aero S-103 | 620 | License built single jet engine monoplane fighter | |
Aero S-104 | License built single jet engine monoplane fighter | ||
Aero S-105 | 103 | License built twin jet engine monoplane fighter | |
Aero S-106 | 194 | License built single jet engine monoplane fighter | |
Aero L-39 Albatros | 1968 | 2,900 | Single jet engine monoplane trainer |
Aero L-270 | Single engine utility airplane | ||
Aero L-59 Super Albatros | 1986 | 71 | Single jet engine monoplane trainer |
Aero Ae 270 Ibis
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2000 | Single turboprop engine monoplane utility airplane | |
Aero L-159 ALCA | 1997 | 72 | Single jet engine monoplane light attack airplane |
Aero L-39NG | 2018 | 5 | Single jet engine monoplane trainer[32] |
Aero F/A-259 Striker | Single jet engine monoplane attack airplane[33] |
See also
- Aero (automobile)
- Avia
- Beneš-Mráz
- Let Kunovice
- Letov Kbely
- Zlin Aircraft
References
- ^ Aero Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s., Annual report 2020
- ^ Aero Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s., Annual report 2020, page 22
- ^ a b "History". Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ "Company profile". Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ Tuček 2017, p. 97.
- ^ a b "Selling to Eastern Europe." Archived 2017-10-28 at the Wayback Machine Flight International, 13 June 1974. p. 174.
- ^ Fredriksen 2001, p. 4.
- ISBN 978-1-907446-02-3.
- ^ a b c d "L-39 Program." Archived 2016-04-18 at the Wayback Machine Aero Vodochody, Retrieved: 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Military Aircraft Directory: Aero Vodochody." Archived 2016-05-04 at the Wayback Machine Flight International, 29 July 1998.
- ^ "Czechoslovakia: Aero L-39 Albatros." Archived 2016-05-06 at the Wayback Machine Flight International, 4 July 1981. p. 26.
- ^ a b Jeriorski, Andrzej. "Business Analysis: Dilemmas in Prague." Archived 2016-05-07 at the Wayback Machine Flight International, 5 April 1994.
- ^ Sedlak, Lubomir. "Aero Vodochody up for sale." Archived 2016-04-28 at the Wayback Machine Flight International, 17 May 2005.
- ^ Lake 2000, p. 128.
- ^ "Aero". Aero Vodochody. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ^ Gerzanics, Michael. "Czech striker." Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Flight International, 13 October 1999.
- ^ Kiss 1997, pp. 48-49.
- ^ "Other aerostructures". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ "Aerostructures". Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ "Group of Companies | AERO Vodochody". Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ "L-39NG Multi-Role Jet Trainer, Czech Republic". airforce-technology.com. Kable, a trading division of Kable Intelligence Limited. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ a b "Draken International to Offer Next Generation Upgrades for Aero L-39 Aircraft". Reuters. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
- ^ "Project Roadmap". L-39NG. AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s. Archived from the original on December 20, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ^ "L-39NG has announced first customers". L-39 Next Generation. AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ "Enhanced L-39NG trainer makes maiden sortie". Flight International: 17. September 22, 2015.
- ^ Stevenson, Beth. "L-39NG moves to next phase of testing". FlightGlobal. Flightglobal.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ Jennings, Gareth. "Czech air force should be L-39NG launch customer, says chief". IHS Jane's 360. IHS.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ "Aero has accomplished the development of the L-39CW". Aero Vodochody website. November 20, 2017. Archived from the original on January 1, 2018.
- ^ "New progress in L-39NG development: The L-39CW received type certificate". AERO Vodochody. March 14, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ "The sale of Aero Vodochody is concluded with Viktor Sotona taking the CEO position | AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s." www.aero.cz. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ISBN 0-7524-0790-2.
- ^ "Aero Vodochody begins component production for L-39NG jet trainer aircraft". Airforce Technology. July 23, 2017.
- ^ "Aero and IAI introduced multirole F/A-259 Striker aircraft". Aero.cz. July 19, 2018. Archived from the original on July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
Bibliography
- Fredriksen, John C. International Warbirds: An Illustrated Guide to World Military Aircraft, 1914–2000. ABC-CLIO, 2001. ISBN 1-576-07364-5.
- Kiss, Judit. The Defence Industry in East-Central Europe: Restructuring and Conversion. SIPRI, 1997. ISBN 0-1982-9280-5.
- Lake, Jon. "Aero L-39 Albatross family: Variant Briefing". World Air Power Journal, Volume 43, Winter 2000. London:Aerospace Publishing. pp. 116–131. ISBN 1-86184-055-1.
- Tuček, Jan (2017). Auta první republiky 1918–1938 (in Czech). Prague: Grada Publishing. ISBN 978-80-271-0466-6.