Aero Vodochody
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Aero Vodochody is a Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
(and Czechoslovak
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
) aircraft
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
company, active from 1919, notable for producing the L-29 Delfin
Aero L-29 Delfin
|-See also:-References:* Gunston, Bill, ed. "Aero L-29 Delfin." The Encyclopedia of World Air Power. New York: Crescent Books, 1990. ISBN 0-517-53754-0....
, L-39 Albatros, L-59 Super Albatros
Aero L-59 Super Albatros
-See also:-References:* 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....
and the L-159 Alca
Aero L-159 Alca
|-See also:-References:* Jackson, Paul. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004. Coulsdon, UK:Jane's Information Group, 2003. ISBN 0-7106-2537-5.-External links:* * * * *...
.
After the fall of the Communist government
Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution or Gentle Revolution was a non-violent revolution in Czechoslovakia that took place from November 17 – December 29, 1989...
in Czechoslovakia (1989) and in the rest of Central Europe
Central Europe
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, the company lost a major portion of its main market in jet trainers. The sales of military aircraft declined in the early 1990s in Eastern Europe as well as in the NATO countries where the entry of a new producer was obviously unwanted. Aero was controlled for several years, 1998 to 2004, by Boeing
Boeing
The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...
.
At the end of October 2006 Aero Vodochody was privatized once again. A Czech-Slovak investment group Penta Investments bought it for roughly 3 billion CZK
Czech koruna
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.
Currently, Aero Vodochody produces the Sikorsky S-76
Sikorsky S-76
The Sikorsky S-76 is an American medium-size commercial utility helicopter. The S-76 is powered by two turboshaft engines, which drive both the main and tail rotors, each with four blades...
, center wing box for the Alenia C27, door subassemblies for the Embraer 170 and Embraer 190, cockpit for the UH-60, gun bay doors for the F/A-18 Super Hornet and the L-159.
Aero is also likely to upgrade the runway at its Vodochody Airport
Vodochody Airport
Vodochody Airport, also known as Aero Airport, is a private general aviation airport located in Vodochody in the Czech Republic. It is also the home to Aero Vodochody, a Czech aerospace company. The airport at an elevation of 919ft/280m asl has an asphalt main runway 2500m long and an emergency...
near Prague to international airport standards which would serve mainly the low-cost air-carriers and charter flights heading to Prague.
Pre-World War II
- Aero Ae 01
- Aero Ae 02Aero Ae 02The Aero Ae 02 was the first fighter aircraft to be designed and built in Czechoslovakia, first flying in 1920. Of conventional biplane configuration, the aircraft's performance was adequate for a fighter of its day, but the Czech Air Force was not interested in purchasing it.Flown by Josef Novak,...
- Aero Ae 03
- Aero Ae 04Aero Ae 04-See also:-References:* Green, William and Gordon Swanborough.The Complete Book of Fighters. New York, Smithmark, 1994. ISBN 0-8317-3939-8....
- Aero A.10
- Aero A.11Aero A.11-See also:-External links:* and at Ugolok Neba site....
- Aero A.12Aero A.12-See also:...
- Aero A.14Aero A.14-See also:...
- Aero A.17
- Aero A.18Aero A.18-See also:...
- Aero A.19
- Aero A.20
- Aero A.21Aero A.21-See also:...
- Aero A.22
- Aero A.23
- Aero A.24Aero A.24The Aero A.24 was a twin-engined biplane bomber aircraft of the 1920s. Flight tests showed it to be severely underpowered, making it useless as a combat aircraft...
- Aero A.25Aero A.25-See also:...
- Aero A.26Aero A.26-External links:**-See also:...
- Aero A.27
- Aero A.29
- Aero A.30Aero A.30The Aero A.30 was a biplane light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft built in Czechoslovakia in the late 1920s. It originated as an attempt to improve the performance of the Aero A.11, but soon evolved into quite a different aircraft, larger and more powerful than its predecessor...
- Aero A.32Aero A.32-See also:...
- Aero A.34Aero A.34|-See also:-References:...
- Aero A.35
- Aero A.38Aero A.38-See also:...
- Aero A.42Aero A.42-See also:-External links:* at Ugolok Neba...
- Aero A.46Aero A.46-See also:...
- Aero A.100Aero A.100-See also:...
- Aero A.101
- Aero A.102Aero A.102|-See also:...
- Aero A.104
- Aero A.200Aero A.200|-References:*Marian Krzyżan: "Międzynarodowe turnieje lotnicze 1929-1934", Warsaw 1988, ISBN 83-206-0637-3 -External links:*...
- Aero MB.200 (Bloch MB.200Bloch MB.200|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Angelucci, Enzo. World Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft. London, Jane's Publishing, 1981. ISBN 0-7106-0148-4....
) - Aero A.204
- Aero A.230
- Aero A.300Aero A.300|-See also:...
- Aero A.304Aero A.304-See also:-References:*Green, William. War Planes of the Second World War: Volume Seven Bombers and Reconnaissance Aircraft. London:Macdonald, 1967....
Post World War II
- Aero Ae-45
- Aero Ae-145
- Aero HC-2 Heli BabyAero HC-2 Heli Baby-References:*Beneš, Ladislav. Československé vrtulníky známé i neznámé. Votobia, 1998. ISBN 9788071983262....
- Aero L-60 Brigadýr
- Aero L-29 DelfinAero L-29 Delfin|-See also:-References:* Gunston, Bill, ed. "Aero L-29 Delfin." The Encyclopedia of World Air Power. New York: Crescent Books, 1990. ISBN 0-517-53754-0....
- Aero L-39 Albatros
- Aero L-59 Super AlbatrosAero L-59 Super Albatros-See also:-References:* 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....
- Aero L-159 AlcaAero L-159 Alca|-See also:-References:* Jackson, Paul. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004. Coulsdon, UK:Jane's Information Group, 2003. ISBN 0-7106-2537-5.-External links:* * * * *...