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Although designed in the 1990s, the LKhS-4 was a single-bay, equal-span, unstaggered biplane design. The wings were braced with I-struts at mid span, and were designed to fold backwards for storage. The fuselage was to have a pod-and-boom layout, with a conventional tail and fixed, tricycle
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signed an agreement to develop and manufacture light aircraft. This led to the foundation of Phönix-Aviatechnica as a joint company the following year, with 51% Bulgarian and 49% Russian ownership. The two designs selected for production were the
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