State Aircraft Factory (Bulgaria) Explained

State Aircraft Factory
Native Name:Drzhavna Samoletna Fabrika
Industry:Aerospace
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Fate:Closed
Successor:Balkan
Hq Location City:Lovech
Hq Location Country:Bulgaria
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State Plane Factory (Bulgarian: Държавна самолетна фабрика) was established in 1938 and operated until 1954 in Lovech.[1]

History

The buildings of the factory were constructed from Polish engineers. In the first years in the factory worked around 50 years. Chief engineer is Dimitar Atanasov, chief of the engineering department – engineer Konstantin Boshnakov, constructors – Boris Bonchev, Anton Daskalov, Peter Hristanov, Dimitar Manolov, Vladimir Vlahov.

Products

Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
DAR 9 Siniger54[2] Single engine biplane trainer
DAR-1019412Single engine monoplane light bomber
LAZ-71948[3]
LAZ-81

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nikolov . Dimitar . Българското самолетостроене . Маркетинг Буркан . 10 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180619172408/http://www.marketingburkan.com/archives/10289 . 19 June 2018 . 19 December 2012 . bg . Bulgarian Aircraft Construction . Marketing Jar.
  2. Web site: Hayles . John . Bulgaria Air Force: Aircraft Types [DAR] ]. Aeroflight . 10 April 2022 . 29 July 2005.
  3. Web site: Hayles . John . Bulgaria Air Force: Aircraft Types [Lazarov] ]. Aeroflight . 10 April 2022 . 29 July 2005.