Aeroplanes DAR Ltd (''"Аероплани ДАР" ЕООД'' - DAR aeroplanes EOOD) is a privately owned

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n aircraft manufacturer based in

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, established in 1995. The company produces

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. The company name commemorates the defunct Bulgarian aircraft manufacturer

Darzhavna Aeroplanna Rabotilnitsa Darzhavna aeroplanna rabotilnitsa (''Държавна аеропланна работилница'' - State Aircraft Workshops), abbreviated DAR (''ДАР''), was the first Bulgarian aircraft manufacturer, established in 1924 at Bojourishte. Hi ...

(DAR) of

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(DAR aircraft were also produced by the former Darzhavna Samoletna Fabrika in Lovech), but otherwise there is no connection between the companies. The DAR 21 Vector II was launched in 2000, winning a best product award for 2000 in Bulgaria. Other models produced include the DAR 21S, DAR-23,

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and the

DAR Solo The DAR Solo is a Bulgarian ultralight aircraft, designed by Tony Ilieff and produced by Aeroplanes DAR, first flying in August 2008.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 17. Flying Pages Europ ...

. The DAR Solo entered production in 2008. It is a single-seat design for the U.S.

FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles Ultralight aircraft in the United States are much smaller and lighter than ultralight aircraft as defined by all other countries. In the United States, ultralights are described as "ultralight vehicles" and not as aircraft. They are not requ ...

rules, with a carbon fibre

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and

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alloy wings, powered by a 27 hp

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or 28 hp

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.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 17. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. Tony Ilieff is the company CEO.

Products

* DAR 21 Vector II * DAR 21S * DAR-23 *

DAR 25 Impuls Dar or DAR may refer to: Settlements * Dar es Salaam, the largest city of Tanzania and East Africa * Dar, Azerbaijan, a village * Dar, Iran, a village People * Dar (tribe), a Kashmiri tribe in India and Pakistan * Aleem Dar, Pakistani crickete ...

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