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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 easy to fly glider with at least a 30:1 [[glide ratio]] 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]]. Disappointed with the outcome of the competition the cooperative group found consolation in the enthusiasm of Americans who attended with their [[Roberts Cygnet]] design. There was great interest in the simple Russian glider and indications that the North American market was right for such an aircraft for club and [[Club class]] flying. Known as the "Russian glider' and later simply as the "Russia", production was begun under the designation [[Aircraft Cooperative Mechta AC-4 Russia]]. One of the three prototypes was imported into the US as a ''Fedorov Russia'' and demand quickly appeared. A US Distributor was set up to show the aircraft and the Russian cooperative was reformed into a production company, taking the name ''Aircraft Builders'', or ''Aviastroitel'' in Russian. It was under the Aviastroitel banner that most of the aircraft came to North America and became well-known.<ref name="GliderAirCraftHist" /><ref name="SD"> {{Cite web|url = http://www.sailplanedirectory.com/PlaneDetails.cfm?planeID=278|title = Russia AC-4 Aircraft Cooperative Mechta |accessdate = 10 August 2011|last = Activate Media|authorlink = |year = 2006}}</ref><ref name="FAAReg"> {{Cite web|url = http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=&Modeltxt=RUSSIA&PageNo=1|title = Make / Model Inquiry Results|accessdate = 10 August 2011|last = [[Federal Aviation Administration]]|authorlink = |year = 2011|month =August}}</ref><ref name="FAAReg2"> {{Cite web|url = http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=AVIASTROITEL&Modeltxt=&PageNo=1|title = Make / Model Inquiry Results|accessdate = 10 October 2011|last = [[Federal Aviation Administration]]|authorlink = |year = 2011|month = October}}</ref><ref name="FAAReg3"> {{Cite web|url = http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=AS+LTD&Modeltxt=&PageNo=1|title = Make / Model Inquiry Results|accessdate = 10 October 2011|last = [[Federal Aviation Administration]]|authorlink = |year = 2011|month =October}}</ref><ref name="FAAReg4"> {{Cite web|url = http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=599RH|title = Make / Model Inquiry Results N599RH|accessdate = 10 October 2011|last = [[Federal Aviation Administration]]|authorlink = |year = 2011|month =October}}</ref><ref name="TCCAR"> {{Cite web|url = http://wwwapps2.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/ccarcs/aspscripts/en/quicksearch.asp|title = Canadian Civil Aircraft Register|accessdate = 10 August 2011|last = [[Transport Canada]]|authorlink = |year = 2011|month = August}}</ref>
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 easy to fly glider with at least a 30:1 [[glide ratio]] 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]]. Disappointed with the outcome of the competition the cooperative group found consolation in the enthusiasm of Americans who attended with their [[Roberts Cygnet]] design. There was great interest in the simple Russian glider and indications that the North American market was right for such an aircraft for club and [[Club class]] flying. Known as the "Russian glider' and later simply as the "Russia", production was begun under the designation [[Aircraft Cooperative Mechta AC-4 Russia]]. One of the three prototypes was imported into the US as a ''Fedorov Russia'' and demand quickly appeared. A US Distributor was set up to show the aircraft and the Russian cooperative was reformed into a production company, taking the name ''Aircraft Builders'', or ''Aviastroitel'' in Russian. It was under the Aviastroitel banner that most of the aircraft came to North America and became well-known.<ref name="GliderAirCraftHist" /><ref name="SD"> {{Cite web|url = http://www.sailplanedirectory.com/PlaneDetails.cfm?planeID=278|title = Russia AC-4 Aircraft Cooperative Mechta |accessdate = 10 August 2011|last = Activate Media|authorlink = |year = 2006}}</ref><ref name="FAAReg"> {{Cite web|url = http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=&Modeltxt=RUSSIA&PageNo=1|title = Make / Model Inquiry Results|accessdate = 10 August 2011|last = [[Federal Aviation Administration]]|authorlink = |year = 2011|month =August}}</ref><ref name="FAAReg2"> {{Cite web|url = http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=AVIASTROITEL&Modeltxt=&PageNo=1|title = Make / Model Inquiry Results|accessdate = 10 October 2011|last = [[Federal Aviation Administration]]|authorlink = |year = 2011|month = October}}</ref><ref name="FAAReg3"> {{Cite web|url = http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=AS+LTD&Modeltxt=&PageNo=1|title = Make / Model Inquiry Results|accessdate = 10 October 2011|last = [[Federal Aviation Administration]]|authorlink = |year = 2011|month =October}}</ref><ref name="FAAReg4"> {{Cite web|url = http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=599RH|title = Make / Model Inquiry Results N599RH|accessdate = 10 October 2011|last = [[Federal Aviation Administration]]|authorlink = |year = 2011|month =October}}</ref><ref name="TCCAR"> {{Cite web|url = http://wwwapps2.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/ccarcs/aspscripts/en/quicksearch.asp|title = Canadian Civil Aircraft Register|accessdate = 10 August 2011|last = [[Transport Canada]]|authorlink = |year = 2011|month = August}}</ref>


Aviastroitel continued production of AC-4 Russias and development of the [[Aviastroitel AC-5M|AC-5M]], [[Aviastroitel AC-6|AC-6]] and the [[Aviastroitel AC-7M|AC-7M]]. By 2002 the company had produced over 100 gliders, most of them being shipped to the US, with smaller numbers sold in Canada, Greece, Holland and New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The company even developed their AC-5M motor glider into the [[AC-5MP]] [[unmanned aerial vehicle]].<ref name="GliderAirCraftHist" />
Aviastroitel continued production of AC-4 Russias and development of the [[Aviastroitel AC-5M|AC-5M]], [[Aviastroitel AC-6|AC-6]] and the [[Aviastroitel AC-7M|AC-7M]]. By 2002 the company had produced over 100 gliders, most of them being shipped to the US, with smaller numbers sold in Canada, Greece, Holland and New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The company even developed their AC-5M motor glider into the [[AC-5MP]] [[unmanned aerial vehicle]].<ref name="GliderAirCraftHist" /><ref name="glidingsport" />


== Aircraft ==
== Aircraft ==

Revision as of 19:49, 10 October 2011

Glider Air Craft Ltd
IndustryAerospace
FounderVladimir Egorovich Fedorov
Headquarters
Moscow
,
Russia
Key people
President: Denis D. Lavrov
ProductsGliders and motor gliders
Websitewww.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 easy to fly glider with at least a 30:1 glide ratio 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. Disappointed with the outcome of the competition the cooperative group found consolation in the enthusiasm of Americans who attended with their Roberts Cygnet design. There was great interest in the simple Russian glider and indications that the North American market was right for such an aircraft for club and Club class flying. Known as the "Russian glider' and later simply as the "Russia", production was begun under the designation Aircraft Cooperative Mechta AC-4 Russia. One of the three prototypes was imported into the US as a Fedorov Russia and demand quickly appeared. A US Distributor was set up to show the aircraft and the Russian cooperative was reformed into a production company, taking the name Aircraft Builders, or Aviastroitel in Russian. It was under the Aviastroitel banner that most of the aircraft came to North America and became well-known.[3][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Aviastroitel continued production of AC-4 Russias and development of the AC-5M, AC-6 and the AC-7M. By 2002 the company had produced over 100 gliders, most of them being shipped to the US, with smaller numbers sold in Canada, Greece, Holland and New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The company even developed their AC-5M motor glider into the AC-5MP unmanned aerial vehicle.[3][4]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Aviastroitel and Glider Air Craft Ltd
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

  1. ^ a b Glider Air Craft (2010). "In Our Days". Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  2. ^ Glider Air Craft (2010). "Locations". Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e Glider Air Craft (2009). "Our History". Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  4. ^ a b Aviastroitel (2006). "This Russian enterprise Aviastroitel". Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  5. ^ Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 54. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  6. ^ Activate Media (2006). "Russia AC-4 Aircraft Cooperative Mechta". Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  7. ^ Federal Aviation Administration (2011). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Retrieved 10 August 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  8. ^ Federal Aviation Administration (2011). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Retrieved 10 October 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  9. ^ Federal Aviation Administration (2011). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Retrieved 10 October 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  10. ^ Federal Aviation Administration (2011). "Make / Model Inquiry Results N599RH". Retrieved 10 October 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  11. ^ Transport Canada (2011). "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register". Retrieved 10 August 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
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