Beneš-Mráz
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| founded = {{Start date|1935|04|01}}
| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Pavel Beneš|Jaroslav 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.Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Naval Institute press. Annapolis. {{ISBN|9781557509390}}
Aircraft
File:B-50 Beta Minor (OK-EAA).jpg
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! First flight ! Number built ! Type |
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| align=left| Beneš-Mráz Be-50 Beta-Minor
|align=center| 1935 |align=center| 43 |align=left| Single engine sport airplane |
| align=left| Beneš-Mráz Be-51
|align=center| 1936 |align=center| 65 |align=left| Single engine sport airplane |
| align=left| Beneš-Mráz Be-52 Beta-Major
|align=center| 1936 |align=center| 1 |align=left| Single engine sport airplane; two-seat version of Be-56 |
| align=left| Beneš-Mráz Be-53
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| align=left| Beneš-Mráz Be-56 Beta-Major
|align=center| 1936 |align=center| 1 |align=left| Single engine sport airplane |
| align=left| Beneš-Mráz Be-60 Bestiola
|align=center| 1935 |align=center| 23 |align=left| Single engine utility airplane |
| align=left| Beneš-Mráz Be-150 Beta-Junior
|align=center| 1937 |align=center| 3 |align=left| Single engine sport airplane |
| align=left| Beneš-Mráz Be-156
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| align=left| {{ill|Beneš-Mráz Be-250 Beta-Major|cs}}
|align=center| 1936 |align=center| 1 |
| align=left| Beneš-Mráz Be-251
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| align=left| Beneš-Mráz Be-252 Beta-Scolar
|align=center| 1937 |align=center| 1 |align=left| Single engine sport airplane |
| align=left| Beneš-Mráz Be-352
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| align=left| Beneš-Mráz Be-501
|align=center| 1936 |align=center| 1 |align=left| Single engine touring airplane |
| align=left| Beneš-Mráz Be-502
|align=center| 1936 |align=center| 1 |align=left| Single engine touring airplane |
| align=left| Beneš-Mráz Be-550 Bibi
|align=center| 1936 |align=center| 25 |align=left| Single engine touring airplane |
| align=left| Beneš-Mráz Be-555 Super Bibi
|align=center| 1938 |align=center| 10 |align=left| Single engine touring airplane |
| align=left| Mraz Kranich II
|align=center| |align=center| |align=left| License built glider |
| align=left| Mraz DFS 230
|align=center| |align=center| 14 |align=left| License built assault glider |
| align=left| {{ill|Mráz Zobor I|cs}}
|align=center| 1942 |align=center| 10 |align=left| Single engine touring airplane |
| align=left| Mráz K-65 Čáp
|align=center| |align=center| 138 |align=left| License built single engine liaison airplane |
| align=left| Mraz M-1 Sokol
|align=center| 1946 |align=center| 287 |align=left| Single engine touring airplane |
| align=left| Mráz M-2 Skaut
|align=center| 1948 |align=center| 1 |align=left| Single engine sport airplane |
| align=left| Mraz M-3 Bonzo
|align=center| 1948 |align=center| 1 |align=left| Single engine utility airplane |
See also
References
=Notes=
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=Bibliography=
{{refbegin}}
- Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Naval Institute press. Annapolis. {{ISBN|1-55750-939-5}}
- Taylor, Michael J.H. Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. Studio Editions. London. 1989. {{ISBN|0-517-69186-8}}
- Vos, Ruud. Luchtvaart 2010. Uitgeverij de Alk bv. Alkmaar. The Netherlands. 2009. {{ISBN|978-90-6013-490-0}}
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090124040719/http://histaviation.com/Czech_aircraft.html Czech Aircraft used by the Germans – German Aviation 1919 - 1945]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090527013819/http://www.goldenyears.ukf.net/reg_OK-.htm Civil Aircraft Register - Czechoslavakia – Golden Years of Aviation]
- [http://www.vrtulnik.cz/orlican.htm Inž. P. Beneš a inž. J. Mráz, továrna na letadla Choceň – Vrtulníky v Česku]
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Category:Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia
Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1935
Category:1935 establishments in Czechoslovakia