The Kubicek AV2 first flew on 26 May 1999 and attended the Kosice Balloon Meet the following month. It carried artwork for a Slovakian company, Reprox Kosice, which produces heat insulating materials.

 

Volume: 3,500 m³

Length: 38 m

Diameter: 14.2 m

Empty weight (envelope, gondola): 440 kg

MTOW: 870 kg

Weight of fuel cylinders: 190 kg

Number of cylinders: 3

Max weight of crew and load: 240 kg

Fuel tank: 30 lt

Max forward speed: 20 kph

Endurance: 60 - 120 min

Max envelope temperature: 120°C

Max envelope pressure: 150 Pa

Max wind speed: 3 m/s

Gondola length: 3 m

Gondola width: 1.7 m

Gondola height: 1.85 m