Czechoslovakia had a significant history in producing aircraft, but the aeronautical industry was extremely influenced by several negative factors at the end of the 1980s. The collapse of the East European market, combined with the global recession reduced the production of all aircraft manufacturers.[citation needed]
Since 1990, many small private companies specializing mainly in the production of light sporting aircraft were founded. These firms are headed by very experienced engineers and workers, being former employees of big state owned aeronautical factories. By 2003, the Czech Republic became the third largest manufacturer of such planes in Europe (after France and Germany), with over 500 light aircraft produced yearly.[1]
Incomplete list of manufacturers:
References edit
- ^ Josef Vališka (2013-09-10). "Zmizí značka Czech Made z oblohy? | TECHNIK.IHNED.CZ - Stroje a nástroje, nové technologie". Technik.Ihned.Cz. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
External links edit
- "Výroba sportovních letadel a príslušenství (More complete list of light aircraft and equipment manufacturers)" (in Czech). Archived from the original on 22 July 2012.
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