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Aircraft Industries, a.s.,[1] operating as Let, n.p., is a Czech (before December 1993 Czechoslovak) civil aircraft manufacturer. Its most successful design has been the L-410 Turbolet, of which more than 1300 units have been built.[2] Its head office is in Kunovice, Zlín Region.[1] Let was owned by the Russian company UGMK from 2008 to 2022,[3] when it was acquired by Czech-based Omnipol Group.[4]

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Let, n.p.

Type	Privately held company
Industry	Aerospace
Founded	1936
Headquarters	Kunovice , Czech Republic
Products	Light aircraft, gliders, airliners
Revenue	2,266,417,000 Czech koruna (2020)
Operating income	340,900,000 Czech koruna (2020)
Net income	271,024,000 Czech koruna (2020)
Total assets	3,068,497,000 Czech koruna (2020)
Owner	Omnipol
Number of employees	1,085 (2020)
Parent	Ayres Corporation (1998–2001) Moravan (2001–2005) Aircraft Industries (2005–2008) UGMK (2008–2022) Omnipol (2022–present
Website	www.let.cz

The company operates the sixth largest Czech airport and a private secondary school.

History

Building of an aircraft factory in Kunovice started in 1936, as a part of the Škoda Works industrial concern. Before and during World War II the unfinished plant served only as a repair works. After the end of the war the factory was nationalized and in 1950–53 a new plant was built. In 1957–1967 it was named SPP (Strojírny první pětiletky – "Works of the First Five-year Plan"), and in 1967 it returned to the name LET. The works produced under licence were the Soviet trainers Yakovlev Yak-11 (under a designation C-11) and the Aero Ae 45 and Aero Ae 145 utility aircraft.

In 1957 the company began to develop the L-200 Morava light utility aircraft and four years later the Z-37 Cmelak agricultural aircraft, which were both a commercial success.

Over the years Let developed and produced gliders: Zlín 22, Z-124 Galánka, LF-109 Pionýr, and Z-425 Šohaj. However the most popular gliders produced by LET are the Blaníks: L-13 Blaník, L-23 Super Blaník and L-33 Solo.

During the 1960s Let's engineers developed a 19-seat commuter turboprop, the L-410 Turbolet, of which more than 1200 were produced. This popular aircraft went through a number of improvements and modernisations and the latest types, the L 410 UVP-E20 and L 420 are EASA and FAA certified respectively.[5]

The largest Czech transport aircraft, the Let L-610, was produced in 1988 in prototype form and displayed at the Paris Airshow. Production was cancelled due to lack of funding. There were eight prototypes made in the factory.

The all-metal Blaník sailplane was produced in the largest quantities of any sailplane, with over 3,000 manufactured since the first rolled off the production line in 1958. In 2005 it was still in production as the L23 Super Blaník variant.

The company explored the possibility of a joint venture with Fairchild Aircraft in the 1990s, but eventually decided against it.[6] However, it was later purchased by Ayres Corporation in 1998.[7] In 2001, it merged with Morovan Aeroplanes.[8] Following bankruptcy, it was purchased by Aircraft Industries in 2005.[9]

The Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UGMK) purchased 51% of the company's shares was in 2008; UAC had shown interest in acquiring the control of the company as well.[10] UGMK purchased the remaining shares in 2013.[4]

In April 2022, Aircraft Industries was acquired the Prague-based company, Omnipol Group.[4]

Products

Powered aircraft

Model name	First flight	Number built	Type
Let Ae-45S		228	License built twin engine utility airplane
Let Ae-145		162	License built twin engine utility airplane
Let C-11		707	License built single engine trainer
Let L-200 Morava	1957	361	Twin engine utility airplane
Let L-410 Turbolet	1969	1,200+	Twin engine transport airplane
Let L-610	1988	6	Prototype twin engine transport airplane
Aircraft Industries L 410 NG	2015		Twin engine transport airplane

Gliders

Model name	First flight	Number built	Type
Let LF-109 Pionýr	1950	~470	Glider
Let L-13 Blaník	1956	3,000+	Glider
Let L-23 Super Blaník	1988		Glider
Let L-33 Solo	1992	94	Glider
Let TG-10		21	Training glider

See also

• Aero Vodochody
• Avia
• Beneš-Mráz
• Letov Kbely
• Zlin Aircraft

References

Notes

Bibliography

External links

• Company website
• Company website (in Czech)

На других языках

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[de] Aircraft Industries

Aircraft Industries, a.s. (früher LET Kunovice) ist ein tschechischer Flugzeughersteller in Kunovice bei Zlín mit Spezialisierung auf kleine Passagier- und Segelflugzeuge.

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- [en] Let Kunovice

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[fr] Let Kunovice

Let Kunovice (LET) est un constructeur d'avions civils tchèque (initialement tchécoslovaque) fondé en 1936, basé à Kunovice dans le district d'Uherské Hradiště. Il est en particulier connu comme constructeur des planeurs LET L-13 Blaník et du bimoteur Let L-410 Turbolet produit à plus de 1 000 exemplaires depuis les années 1970.

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[it] Let Kunovice

La Let Kunovice, ora denominata Let Aircraft Industries, è un'azienda aeronautica ceca, precedentemente cecoslovacca, fondata nel 1936, e specializzatasi negli anni nella produzione di velivoli ad uso civile, militare ed alianti.

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[ru] Aircraft Industries

Aircraft Industries, a.s. (ранее называлась Let Kunovice) — чешская (ранее чехословацкая) авиастроительная компания. Наиболее известной продукцией этого авиапроизводителя является самолёт L-410 Turbolet, за всё время производства которого было выпущено более тысячи бортов. Штаб-квартира компании находится в Куновице, район Угерске-Градиште, Чехия[2]. Является дочерней структурой чешского OMPO Holding[3].

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