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Aviastroitel
Aviastroitel Ltd. (russian: ООО "Авиастроитель", in English literally ''Aircraft Manufacturers'') is a manufacturer of sailplanes that was originally based in Penza, Russia. Since 2010, the company has been known as ''Glider Air Craft Ltd'' (russian: ООО "ГЛАЙДЕР ЭЙРКРАФТ") and has been based in Moscow.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 54. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X History The company history is rooted 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 with a PhD in aerodynamics. He later went on to work on the Buran program. The Istra was designed in 1970 and completed in 1974 as part of his sport flying with the Second Moscow Aeroclub and he and club members experimented with it for ten years. Fedorov's next design was the Baikal, another fibreglass motorgli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Aviastroitel Ltd. (russian: ООО "Авиастроитель", in English literally ''Aircraft Manufacturers'') is a manufacturer of sailplanes that was originally based in Penza, Russia. Since 2010, the company has been known as ''Glider Air Craft Ltd'' (russian: ООО "ГЛАЙДЕР ЭЙРКРАФТ") and has been based in Moscow.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 54. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X History The company history is rooted 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 with a PhD in aerodynamics. He later went on to work on the Buran program. The Istra was designed in 1970 and completed in 1974 as part of his sport flying with the Second Moscow Aeroclub and he and club members experimented with it for ten years. Fedorov's next design was the Fedorov Baikal, Baikal, another fibr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |