Darzhavna aeroplanna rabotilnitsa ( - State Aircraft Workshops), abbreviated DAR (), was the first Bulgarian aircraft manufacturer, established in 1924 at Bojourishte.
History Initially involved in repairing German aircraft then in use in Bulgaria, DAR soon began producing copies of some of these (DAR Uzunov-1, DAR 2), before moving on to licensed production of the Focke-Wulf Fw 44. The workshops produced a number of original designs, some of these were produced (DAR 1, DAR 3, DAR 4, DAR 6, , DAR 9, DAR 11), while others never proceeded past prototype stage (DAR 5, DAR 7, DAR 10).
Although aircraft manufacture was moved to the Darzhavna Samoletna Fabrika (Държавна самолетна фабрика - State Airplane Factory, abbr. ДСФ - DSF) in Lovech in 1940, designers remained in DAR. was DAR's head designer towards the end of the organisation's lifespan. Amongst others, he was responsible for its final design, the DAR 11 fighter of 1941 that never left the drawing board. DAR was closed after 1945 and the personnel and facilities were moved to the DSF in Lovech.
Although not direct legal successor, in 1995 a newly established private company called Aeroplani DAR based its name and heritage on DAR.
Products
Model name First flight Number built Type DAR Uzunov-1 1925 7 License built single engine biplane reconnaissance airplane DAR 1 Peperuda 1926 20 Single engine biplane trainer DAR 2 12 License built single engine biplane reconnaissance airplane DAR 3 Garvan 1926 26 Single engine biplane reconnaissance airplane DAR 4 1930 1 Three engine biplane airliner DAR 5 Brambar 1930 1 A table excerpted from the article can be found on the Romanian Military History Forum. The article was split into two parts and it is not clear which one the relevant table was taken from. DAR 6 1932 6 Single engine biplane trainer DAR 7 1 12 Single engine biplane trainer DAR 9 Siniger 6 Single engine biplane trainer DAR 10 Bekas 1941 2 Single engine monoplane light bomber DAR 11 Lyastovitsa N/A 0 Unbuilt license built single engine monoplane fighter
See also State Aircraft Factory (Bulgaria)
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External links
Romanian Military History Forum: Bulgarian Aircraft Production (1910-1945) – includes pictures of a magazine article with production lists