CKD-Praga
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ČKD-Praga was a Czechoslovakia
n aircraft manufacturer. The company was founded in 1915 as an engine manufacturing company, under the designation Praga. The company started designing aircraft in 1930–31 when the designers Pavel Beneš
and Miroslav Hajn
came to ČKD-Praga from Avia
. Their first aircraft was the Praga E-39 from 1931. It was a military trainer, with a production run of 139 aircraft. ČKD-Praga developed several aircraft over the following years, but none exceeded prototype stage.
Jaroslav Šlechta became chief designer in 1934 and designed the Praga E-114 Air Baby aircraft, which became a commercial success. The aircraft was sold to France, Iran, Romania and to Britain. Most of the British aircraft were manufactured locally in Manchester under a licence, by F. Hills & Sons as the Hillson Praga. 126 aircraft were ordered until 1946. Šlechta remained with Praga post war, designing the E-55 general purpose aircraft.
ČKD-Praga developed 17 aircraft designs, of which 7 entered series production.
This list may be incomplete: add to it, with sources if you can.
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...
n aircraft manufacturer. The company was founded in 1915 as an engine manufacturing company, under the designation Praga. The company started designing aircraft in 1930–31 when the designers Pavel Beneš
Pavel Beneš
Pavel Beneš was a chief designer at ČKD-Praga, one of the largest engineering companies in the former Czechoslovakia and today's Czech Republic....
and Miroslav Hajn
Miroslav Hajn
Miroslav Hajn was a chief designer at ČKD-Praga, one of the largest engineering companies in the former Czechoslovakia and today's Czech Republic....
came to ČKD-Praga from Avia
Avia
Avia is a Czech aircraft and automotive company notable for producing biplane fighter aircraft, especially the B-534, and trucks.- History :...
. Their first aircraft was the Praga E-39 from 1931. It was a military trainer, with a production run of 139 aircraft. ČKD-Praga developed several aircraft over the following years, but none exceeded prototype stage.
Jaroslav Šlechta became chief designer in 1934 and designed the Praga E-114 Air Baby aircraft, which became a commercial success. The aircraft was sold to France, Iran, Romania and to Britain. Most of the British aircraft were manufactured locally in Manchester under a licence, by F. Hills & Sons as the Hillson Praga. 126 aircraft were ordered until 1946. Šlechta remained with Praga post war, designing the E-55 general purpose aircraft.
ČKD-Praga developed 17 aircraft designs, of which 7 entered series production.
List of Praga aircraft
In the 1930s the company referred to designs by the initials of their designers' surnames, for example the BH-39 trainer, designed by Pavel Benes and Miroslav Hajn. The Czech government identified air craft by manufacturer, each having a letter assigned to them. Praga's was E, so the BH-39 became the E-39.This list may be incomplete: add to it, with sources if you can.
- E-36
- E-39 trainer - about 139 produced
- E-40 trainer - about 43 produced
- E-41
- E-44 biplane fighter?
- E-45 biplane fighter
- E-51 twin boom fighter
- E-55 post war general purpose
- E-114Praga E.114The Praga E.114 was a single-engine sport airplane, designed and manufactured by the Czechoslovakian company ČKD-Praga. Due to its light weight it was also called Air Baby.-Design and development:...
two seat sports - about 300 produced - E-115 development of E-114
- E-117 development of E-114
- E-141 development of 41
- E-210Praga E-210The Praga E-210 was a four-seat, twin-engined touring aircraft built in Czechoslovakia in the late 1930s. It had an unusual pusher configuration...
twin pusher tourer - E-211Praga E-210The Praga E-210 was a four-seat, twin-engined touring aircraft built in Czechoslovakia in the late 1930s. It had an unusual pusher configuration...
post war development of 210 - E-212Praga E-210The Praga E-210 was a four-seat, twin-engined touring aircraft built in Czechoslovakia in the late 1930s. It had an unusual pusher configuration...
post war eight seat development of 210/211; probably not completed - E-214 four seat tourer
- E-241 advanced trainer biplane - about 95 built