Czech Republic Archives — Page 2 of 11

Spitfire Butterflies

23rd October 2024 Jacek Domański

In May of 2024, a new cause célébre attracted attention of Prague citizens and visitors – an installation of two giant ´Spitfire Butterfly´ sculptures mounted on the façade of Máj (English: May) department store. The […]

Colomban MC-15 Cri-Cri

17th September 2024 Jacek Domański

Colomban MC-15 Cri-Cri (c/n 248, F-PYTX), flying display at Letecký den Cheb (Aviation Day Cheb), Cheb, August 2024. In the early 1970s, French aeronautical engineer, Michel Colomban – who was working for Morane-Saulnier and then […]

S-7 Pirát

10th September 2024 Jacek Domański

S-7 Pirát (c/n ?, OK-GUD 07), static display at open doors day at Aeroklub Broumov, Broumov, August 2024. In 1982, Randy Schlitter developed a single-seat ultralight aircraft, designated S-2 Coyote. It was the first aeroplane […]

Taylorcraft Auster Mk V

3rd September 2024 Jacek Domański

Taylorcraft Auster Mk V (c/n 1753, OK-BTA), flying display at Letecký den Cheb (Aviation Day Cheb), Cheb, August 2024. In 1930, Clarence Gilbert Taylor, the Chief Engineer of Taylor Aircraft Company developed a small, low-powered […]

Public demonstration of the Czech H-1 rotorcraft system – Náměšt´ Open Day 2024

7th August 2024 Jacek Domański

On 1st May 2024, after an eight-year gap, the doors of Náměšt´military airfield again opened for general public, on the occasion of the Open Day event organised by 22. základna vrtulníkového letectva (22nd Helicopter Air […]

Letov LF-107 Luňák

6th August 2024 Jacek Domański

Letov LF-107 Luňák (c/n 34, OK-0820), flying display at 32nd edition of Aviatická pouť air show, Pardubice, June 2024. On 25th June 1948, prototype of the new Czechoslovak aerobatic glider LF-107 Luňák (English: kite) performed […]

2024 air show season in Europe (part 5)

17th July 2024 Jacek Domański

The fifth, and final, article from our series regarding news and updates on 2024 air show season in Europe, brings you a short and subjective selection of aviation events scheduled for the second part of […]

Cirrus SR22T-GTS G6 Platinum

16th July 2024 Jacek Domański

Cirrus SR22T-GTS G6 Platinum (c/n 8574, OK-LPB), static display at Aviatická pouť air show, Pardubice, June 2024. In the early 1990s, Cirrus Design Corporation (usually known as Cirrus Aircraft) from Duluth, Minnesota, began works on […]

Saab JAS-39C Gripen

2nd July 2024 Jacek Domański

Saab JAS-39C Gripen (c/n 39240, ´9240´ of Vzdušné síly Armády České republiky / the Czech Air Force), refuelled at static display of the 32nd edition of Aviatická pouť air show, Pardubice, June 2024. The Czech […]

2024 air show season opener – Den ve vzduchu in Plasy

8th June 2024 Jacek Domański

Just like in previous years, we started new aviation season at Aeroklub Plasy airfield, in the West Bohemia region. For more than twenty years, that small but picturesque town hosts Den ve vzduchu (English: Day […]