A hot-air airship is part of our history which we are really proud. There are not so many manufacturer who could claim successfull achievment of such a goal.
On the other hand it's the history and probably it will stay like that. Though we would be technically able to make it again, due to changed certification and approval procedures in recent 20 years such a project turned to a complete economic nonsense and it's not worth any more. We find it sad but the airship era is over.
Let's check the existing Kubicek airship types, admire their elegancy and ... let's hope together their time will come again in the future.
AV 1 Hot Airship
Characteristics
Production: 1993
Envelope:
volume: 2,800 m3
lenght: 35 m
height: 12 m
weight: 195 kg
Gondola:
carrier frame: stainless steell
weight: 240 kg
Engine: 1x50 Hp Rotax-Bombardier
Propeller: Justra-Stratos 4 blades, compressive
Burner: Kubíček H3-double burner 2x2.1 MW
Crew: pilot + co-pilot
max. forward spped: 25 km/h
Flight time: 1.5 h
First flight: October 16 1993
AV 2 Hot Airship
Characteristics
Volume Lenght Diameteri Gondola dimensions (l x w x h) Empty weight (envelope, gondola) Max weight of crew and load Weight of fuel cylinders MTOW Fuel tank Number of cylinders Max forward speed Expected ascent Flight duration First flight Max envelope temperature Max envelope pressure Max wind speed |
3,500 m3 38 m 14.2 m 3 x 1.7 x 1.85 m 440 kg 240 kg 190 kg 870 kg 30 l 3 20 km/hod FL 80 60 - 120 min 26. 5. 1999 120°C 150 Pa 3 m/s |
AV 2 in Bad Waltersdorf
Our Kubicek AV2 was honored to promote the 7th World Airship Championship in Bad Waltersdorf in September 2000. On this occasion the airship hovered above local attractions, including Bad Blumau Hotel and Schielleiten Chateau. In flight with a Cameron DP 90 airship, it was impossible not to remark on the beautiful cigar shape of the Kubicek Factory's AV2.