Manufacturer

Ceskoslovenske Zavody A Letecke

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Ceskoslovenske Zavody A Letecke, Narodni Podnik

Blanket title: Czech Automobile and Aircraft Works, National Corporation, covering all national manufacture from 1945 until mid-1950s. The Zavody Letecke (aircraft works) incorporated the former Aero, CKD-Praga and Letov factories, plus Walter (engines), while Avia, Mraz and Zlin plus the Skoda car works came under Zavody Automobilove. Built under license several Soviet types (llyushin 11-14 and -28, MiG-15). Czech designations for MiG-15 were CS-102, S-103; 11-14 built as Avia 14. Early indigenous products included theTom-8 (or L-208) two-seat trainer; L-40 Meta- Sokol four-seat light trainer/tourer; L-60 Brigadyr three/four-seat light STOL monoplane; Zlin 226 Trener and 326 Trener-Master; Aero 145 and Super Aero; L-200 Morava four/five-seat twin-engined air taxi/business aircraft; and HC-2 Heli-Baby and HC-3 light helicopters.

Cerva / Consortium Europeen de Realisation de Ventes d’Avions          

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France
Consortium Europeen de Realisation de Ventes d’Avions is a joint venture started 1971 by Siren SA and Wassmer Aviation to build and market CE.43 Guepard four-seat light aircraft, an all-metal development of the Wassmer Super 4/21, first flown May 1971. Prototype of generally similar CE.44 Cougar flown October 1974, and CE.45 Leopard late 1975. Partnership ended autumn 1977 owing to bankruptcy of Wassmer.

Centro Vola A Vela / CVV

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Italy
Centra Volo a Vela, Politecnico di Mario, fundamentally a research and development center attached to Milan Polytechnic after Second World War to study soaring flight. Production included gliders and sailplanes, but in the late 1940s/early 1950s the Centra Volo a Vela also produced prototypes of the P.110 three/four-seat cabin monoplane and P.M. 280Tartuca single-seat low-wing monoplane.

Centra Tecnico de Aeronautica / CTA

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Centra Tecnico de Aeronautica, established at Sao Jose dos Campos as aeronautical research center in late 1950s by Brazilian Air Ministry; CTA originally had two divisions. A group within the IPD (Research and Development Division), Departamento de Aeronaves or PAR, was responsible for the BF-1 Beija-Flir (Humming Bird) two-seat helicopter, first to be designed, built and flown in Brazil.