Aviastroitel
| Industry | Aerospace |
|---|---|
| Founder | Vladimir Egorovich Fedorov |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | President: Denis D. Lavrov |
| Products | Gliders and motor gliders |
| Website | www.glider.ru |
Aviastroitel Ltd. (Russian: ООО "Авиастроитель", in English literally Aircraft Manufacturers) is a manufacturer of sailplanes based in Penza, Russia. Since 2010 company has been known as Glider Air Craft Ltd (Russian: ООО "ГЛАЙДЕР ЭЙРКРАФТ") and based in Moscow.[1][2][3][4][5]
Mission
The company states its mission as:
Flying is an ancient dream of mankind. Our mission is to make this dream come true.[1]
History
The company has a history that can trace its roots back to Vladimir Egorovich Fedorov's first fibreglass motor glider, the Fedorov Istra. Fedorov was born in 1937 and graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute. The Istra was designed in 1970 and completed in 1974 as part of his work with the Second Moscow Aeroclub and he and club members experimented with it for ten years.[3]
Fedorov's next design was the Baikal, another fibreglass motorglider first flown in 1986. It flew about 30 test flights that year but the engine installation proved problematic and the aircraft was retired.[3]
In 1989 he began work on the "Dream" glider. This was a very small and lightweight design, which was entered in the FAI World Class competition, announced in 1990 to pick a small, inexpensive and east top fly glider for this intended one-Design competition class. To support the bid, a group known as the Aircraft Cooperative Mechta was formed and three hand-made prototypes were built. The aircraft was well-received at the 1993 competition and fly-off, but the lack of a manufacturing facility behind the design, plus political pressures meant that the "Dream" glider was awarded second place behind the winning Polish Politechnika Warszawska PW-5.[3]
Aircraft
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC-4 | 1993 | 60 | Glider and motor glider |
| AC-5M | 1999 | 35 | Motor glider |
| AC-6 | Glider | ||
| AC-7 | glider | ||
| AC-7M | 2006 | motor glider | |
| AC-8 | under development (2010) | glider and motor glider |
References
- ^ a b Glider Air Craft (2010). "In Our Days". Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ Glider Air Craft (2010). "Locations". Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ a b c d Glider Air Craft (2009). "Our History". Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ Aviastroitel (2006). "This Russian enterprise Aviastroitel". Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 54. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
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