Beneš-Mráz
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| hq_location_city | Choceň |
| hq_location_country | Czechoslovakia |
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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 Jaroslav Mráz 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 Ing. J. Mráz, továrna na letadla, národní správa.
Aircraft
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| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
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| 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 |
| Beneš-Mráz Be-53 | |||
| 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 |
| Beneš-Mráz Be-156 | |||
| 1936 | 1 | Single engine sport airplane | |
| Beneš-Mráz Be-251 | Single engine sport airplane | ||
| Beneš-Mráz Be-252 Beta-Scolar | 1937 | 1 | Single engine sport airplane |
| Beneš-Mráz Be-352 | |||
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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References
Notes
Bibliography
- Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Naval Institute press. Annapolis.
- Taylor, Michael J.H. Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. Studio Editions. London. 1989.
- Vos, Ruud. Luchtvaart 2010. Uitgeverij de Alk bv. Alkmaar. The Netherlands. 2009.
References
- Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Naval Institute press. Annapolis. {{ISBN. 9781557509390
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