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Aero, the largest Czech aircraft manufacturer, celebrates its 105th anniversary this year since its founding on February 25, 1919. Throughout its history, Aero has produced over 11,000 aircraft – L-29 Delfín, L-39 Albatros, L-159 ALKA, and L-39NG – for customers in 60 countries around the world with a total flight time of more than 13 […]
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The in-flight rescue of pilots became a topic from the very start of war aircraft deployment. Dogfights, often resulting in a shot-down of one plane, usually called for the pilot’s bailout out of the cockpit. And while with the early biplanes the task was easy – open the canopy, unstrap from the seat and jump out – […]
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Unmanned aerial vehicles are frequently considered a game changer in the aviation industry. It is not only because of their ability of autonomous flight, but also because they redefine the aviation industry’s map. While the manned planes market is more or less dominated by only a dozen countries with a longstanding aviation tradition, the UAVs are primarily sold by […]
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In December 2020, it will be twenty years of operation of the L-159 ALCA light combat aircraft the Czech Air Force. The L-159 aircraft had played significant role in adapting the Czech tactical pilots to the new operational standards, and today, it is preparing new pilots before the transition to supersonic JAS-39 Gripen. On July […]
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One of the areas with a world-class footprint within the Czechoslovakian aviation industry is without a doubt recreational aviation. Although thousands of general aviation and other light aircraft were produced here by companies such as Let Kunovice and Moravan Otrokovice, or their successors, including ULL manufacturers, the largest number of registered planes by far is held by […]
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Before World War II, airspace defence was performed by the aviation branch of the then Czechoslovak Gendarmerie. Established under the direct threat of German attack, its role was truly critical, as any of its actions was liable to trigger an international conflict. In spite of this, the Gendarmerie pilots were certainly not afraid of intercepting […]
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Today, thanks to GE Aviation, the Czech Republic belongs to that refined group of seven countries that develop, manufacture and export aircraft engines. Not only that – following an agreement with the Czech Government in 2016, a global headquarters for turboprop engines is being established in the Czech Republic, from which the GE Catalyst, modern […]
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Czech Republic has a long history in the area of military pilot training provided for a wide range of countries. The first real large-scale training occurred shortly after WWII when Israel was heavily supported by the then Czechoslovak administration. In the following decades, USSR satellite states´ pilots were trained in the country with hundreds of Czechoslovak pilots […]
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AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE celebrates this year its 100th anniversary. Unlike with many other aviation companies, switching to plane building from other types of industry, the entire Aero history is connected with aviation and lasts in such way up to now. With more than 11 000 of jets produced, the world footprint of Aero is literally […]