Kubicek AV-1

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AV-1

General information
Type| Hot-air airship
National origin| Czech Republic
Manufacturer| Kubicek Balloons
Number built| 1
History
First flight| 16 October 1993

The Kubicek AV-1 is a hot-air airship designed and built in the Czech Republic by Kubicek Limited.[1] The AV-1 was built as an advertising airship for the TICO group of Prague and first flew on the 16 October 1993.[2]

## Specification

Data from Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1996[1] and Hotairships.com[2]

General characteristics

* Crew: 1 pilot
* Capacity: 1 passenger
* Length: 35.00 m (114 ft 10 in)
* Height: 12.00 m (39 ft 4 in) envelope height
* Volume: 2,800 m3 (99,000 cu ft)
* Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 503 piston engine, 37 kW (50 hp)
* Propellers: single blade Justas-Stratos 4-blade pusher

Performance

* Maximum speed: 25 km/h (16 mph, 13 kn)
* Endurance: 1.5

## References

### Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Taylor 1996, p. 541
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kubiček Balloons AV1" (in en). http://www.hotairships.com/airships/kubicek/av1/.

### Bibliography

* Taylor, Michael J. H. (1996). Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory. London, England: Brassey's. ISBN 978-1857531985. https://archive.org/details/brasseysworldair0000unse.

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