Beneš-Mráz

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Beneš-Mráz
IndustryAerospace
FoundedApril 1, 1935 (1935-04-01)
Founders
Headquarters
Choceň
,
Czechoslovakia

inž. P. Beneš a inž. J. Mráz, továrna na letadla was a Czechoslovak aircraft manufacturer of the 1930s.

History[]

Beneš-Mráz was established at Choceň by Pavel Beneš and on 1 Apr 1935 and manufactured a series of light aircraft of their own design until the Nazi-German occupation. In 1939/40, the company was renamed Ing. J. Mráz, továrna na letadla - Ing. J. Mráz, Flugzeugfabrik. During the war, the factory was used to produce Fieseler Fi 156 "Storch"s and DFS Kranich training gliders for the German Luftwaffe. Following the war, the company was reconstituted as .[1]

Aircraft[]

B-50 Beta Minor
Model name First flight Number built Type
Beneš-Mráz Be-50 Beta-Minor 1935 43 Single engine sport airplane
Beneš-Mráz Be-51 1936 65 Single engine sport airplane
Beneš-Mráz Be-52 Beta-Major 1936 1 Single engine sport airplane; two-seat version of Be-56
[1]
Beneš-Mráz Be-56 Beta-Major 1936 1 Single engine sport airplane
Beneš-Mráz Be-60 Bestiola 1935 23 Single engine utility airplane
Beneš-Mráz Be-150 Beta-Junior 1937 3 Single engine sport airplane
[1]
 [cs] 1936 1 Single engine sport airplane[1]
Single engine sport airplane[1]
Beneš-Mráz Be-252 Beta-Scolar 1937 1 Single engine sport airplane
[1]
Beneš-Mráz Be-501 1936 1 Single engine touring airplane
Beneš-Mráz Be-502 1936 1 Single engine touring airplane
Beneš-Mráz Be-550 Bibi 1936 25 Single engine touring airplane
Beneš-Mráz Be-555 Super Bibi 1938 10 Single engine touring airplane
Mraz Kranich II License built glider
Mraz DFS 230 14 License built assault glider
 [cs] 1942 10 Single engine touring airplane
Mráz K-65 Čáp 138 License built single engine liaison airplane
Mraz M-1 Sokol 1946 287 Single engine touring airplane
Mráz M-2 Skaut 1948 1 Single engine sport airplane
Mraz M-3 Bonzo 1948 1 Single engine utility airplane

See also[]

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Naval Institute press. Annapolis. ISBN 9781557509390

Bibliography[]

  • Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Naval Institute press. Annapolis. ISBN 1-55750-939-5
  • Taylor, Michael J.H. Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. Studio Editions. London. 1989. ISBN 0-517-69186-8
  • Vos, Ruud. Luchtvaart 2010. Uitgeverij de Alk bv. Alkmaar. The Netherlands. 2009. ISBN 978-90-6013-490-0

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