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gained new freedom. The celebration of heritage had been suppressed under communism and the restoration of historic aircraft was forbidden by the Communist authorities. Since the revolution, interest in heritage has grown, and a number of attempts to revive industrial heritage, including aviation
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One of these projects was the re-creation of the Tatra T.101 by twins Ivo and Jiří Sklenář. In the early 2000s they started researching the aircraft and discovered that the blueprints had escaped destruction. They were discovered in the state archive at
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The process was hampered by the non-availability of spare parts, particularly cylinder valves. A new two-bladed wooden propeller was one of the first items made for the aircraft. The replica used some modern manufacturing methods and materials, such as
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under licence. In 1937 the Tatra T.001 was the first aircraft designed and built by Tatra. The T.101 was a development of that aircraft, with an increased wingspan and a larger empennage than the T.001.
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The 13.00 metres (42 ft 8 in) span wooden wings are a one-piece unit. They were built by Jan Tobek, an
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The Tatra T.101 gained a number of records. In 1937 a prize was offered for the longest flight by an aircraft of
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Degraef, Stefan; Borremans, Edwin (April 2012). "Moravian Silverwing. The rebirth of Tatra's Khartoum Flyer".
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1 × Tatra T100 4-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engine, 71 kW (95 hp)
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maker. The wing is the largest wooden wing built in the Czech Republic since the end of
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OK-TAO, the 2008 replica aircraft that carries the registration of the original.
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Ringhoffer-Tatra started making aircraft in 1935, building the
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Aircraft manufactured in the Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia
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on 1 December 2009. The replica aircraft was given msn 02.
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origin. In 1938 Jan Ambruš and Vojtěch Matěna flew from
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general aviation aircraft that was built in 1937 by
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Aeroplane, April 2012, and/or the Aviators website.
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Czechoslovakia
Czech Republic
Ringhoffer-Tatra
Jan Ambruš
Tatra T.001
monoplane
Ringhoffer-Tatra
Jan Ambruš
Avro 626 Avian
Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann
msn
Czechoslovakian
Ruzyně Airport
Prague
Khartoum Airport
Velvet Revolution
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Opava
Aeronautical Research and Testing Institute
cz
National Technical Museum
TIG welding
carbon composites
fibreglass
avionics
ultralight aircraft
World War II
Kunovice Airport

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