Avia S-199 and CS-199
Ms. air force armaments should after the war - in addition to the fiefdoms of German technology-the combination of Soviet and British types. With the growing influence of the USSR is still more focused on Soviet types. But the Soviet machines were typical war structures - wooden machines built with regard to short life fighting machines. Peace could not access this service consumer need. In a flying air force was necessary to replace dosluhující Lavočky celokovovými structures. British Spitfires have already been politically difficult to clear, therefore considered the involvement of the domestic aviation industry.

Air plants in Protektorátě, were included in the arms of the German Third Reich. After the end of World War II left on our territory a large number dragonslayer of German fighter aircraft Messerschmitt Bf 109 versions G and K, as well as the supply of engines for the Daimler-Benz DB 605. It was therefore decided that these machines together and use it for the newly built by the Czechoslovak air force. As the main supplier of the reconstructed "stodevítek" factory was Avia, the resulting machines included in the Ms. the air force as the Avia S-99.

Main warehouse the fiefdoms of technology where i practically the entire stock of DB engine, was the object of the former sugar refinery in beautiful Bøeznì, today one of the quarters of the Ústí n. l. When this object is burned down, (the reason for the fire was not still exactly determined margin views stretching from the unfortunate chance to sabotage German bomb, who worked as war prisoners), there is a problem, where to take the new engine for Stodevítky. Eventually it was decided to adapt Dragon Bf 109 for the engine , the Jumo 211 (Czechoslovak designation M-211), including blades, used for the Heinkel 111bombers. Their stocks were sufficient. The work of the adaptation were launched in the autumn of 1946, Entered. The first modified Stodevítka with the new designation S-199 was launched 25. April 1947 and February 1948, the military began to take over the management of the serial airplanes Avie and Aero, which was in production for its urchlení involved also.

The aircraft did not have the best properties, acting especially at the start of a very svéhlavě, hence its nickname "the Mule. On the one hand was to blame for the original not-so-solid chassis with a very small gauge, and new motor unit, the more massive than the original. The engine and propeller were left unchanged. The fact that the Jumo engine was the opposite sense of rotation than the engine of the DB was just one of the many problems of reconstruction. Very tangible propeller with broad leaves have considerable momentum and the great kroutivý wait a minute, which led to the fact that the machine had a takeoff tendency to "run away" from the direction. According to Nazism was not rare that the rookie started in the direction of up to 90 ° different from the direction in which he began to pull out. I therefore need two-digit representing the machines. And because such version existed ( Bf 109 g-12) and "two-digit" hulls are available, by using them, as well as the conversion of several shells of single aircraft, two-seat training version, called CS-199.

Wide range of propeller blades have - in addition - one more problem: sync ing of weapons. It was very difficult to work zbrojířů "hitting" the speed of the propeller, whose broad sheets kept significantly less výstřelné field, than the original blades. From the fighting in Israel, submitted several cases where the Aviator blew his own propeller.

In the years 1947-1951 built 450 pieces of a single S-199 and 82 double-digit CS-199. Avie S-199 became the standard MS stíhacími aircraft. the air force until the first half of the 1950s. The last of them now served their purpose in 1957. About thirty machines serve for Safety of the air force. In 1948 it was 24 pieces of S-199 exported to Israel, where they served with the battle on behalf of Sachin (knife) at 101. and 105. the wings of the IDF/AF.

Designation of the aircraft was then seen as code, i.e. S = fighter, CS = trainer fighter, B = bomber.

Note:
VHÚ Praha custom 2 specimens of machines, 2-single-seat fighter and trainer. This is probably one of, if not the only surviving complete machine of this type in the world.

In the Museum's collections is the Avia S-199 (UF-25), production # 178. Overhaul completed by the aeroplane complete LO Trenčín in April 1985. In addition, the Museum has also a two-seater machine Avia CS-199 (UC-26), production # 565, found in the courtyard of the school in Čelechovicích near Prostějov and from there in November 1966, taken in the military repaired. In the years 1967-1968 was made General in the n. p. Avia. The last work of the technicians of the Museum was completed in 1972. The current state of implementation corresponds to the way the aircraft served in military aviation at the end of 40 v 1 in prostějov. and the beginning of the 50. years.

Source:
http://www.militarymuseum.cz/cz/cz/muzeum_expo_detail.php?id_muzeum=3&id=5&id_kat=3
and own notes

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Of life at a military airport early fifties ...

S-199 in the hands of air mechanikov začiatkom 50. years.

Source : Czechoslovak army 1952 No 11

Avia S-199 (D-120) from arsenal for the 101 Squadron is preparing for the next battle, during the take-off 1. Arab-Israeli wars. Its last war years he probably 22. December 1948, when Syd Cohen accompanied the aircraft AT-6 Texan for the bombardovacímu RAID on Khan Junes.

Avia S-199

Avia S-199 (UF-25 serial number 178), Military Aviation Museum, Prague-Kbely, October 2011. This is a reconstruction of the resulting from a few remnants of the aircraft S-199 (serial number 178 carries the hull). Substantial part of the Dragon were obtained from the Kovošrotu in Olomouc in 1969. Overhaul completed the aeroplane complete Air repair shops of Trenčín in April 1985. The plane is currently located in the colouring of the machines, which in the 1950s, he served in the Aviation College someplace in Prostějov.

Kbely, 2009, own photo

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