Biography:Miroslav Hajn
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Miroslav Hajn (21 September 1894 in Žamberk, Austria-Hungary – 6 September 1963 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) was a chief designer at ČKD-Praga,[1] one of the largest engineering companies in the former Czechoslovakia and today's Czech Republic.[2]
Hajn was first a founder and chief designer at Avia, along with Pavel Beneš, in 1919. The two began repairing planes in a workshop within the complex of an old sugar factory in Prague.[3] One year later, they designed their first two-seater plane, the Avia BH-1. From 1923 to 1925, the two developed the Avia BH-7, BH-9, and BH-11 monoplanes, launching the era of biplane fighters. The BH-11 won the Coppa d' Italia prize. Three years later, their Avia BH-21 fighter was considered one of the world's best planes.[4]
In 1930, Hajn and Beneš came to ČKD-Praga. The first aircraft they designed was the Praga E-39 in 1931.[2]
References
- ↑ "HAJN Miroslav 21.9.1894-6.9.1963 – Personal". http://biography.hiu.cas.cz/Personal/index.php/HAJN_Miroslav_21.9.1894-6.9.1963.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Praga E-39 Czechoslovakia - Luftwaffe" (in German). fosvion.com. http://www.rsmodels.cz/?link=view&id=92002&PHPSESSID=d054c4d1863125b0d1f32f513c4f1c79. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ↑ "AVIA: History". AVIA. http://www.avia-as.com/index.php?m=17. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ↑ "Aerospace Industry in the Czech Republic". CzechInvest. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081203120101/http://www.czechinvest.org/data/files/aerospace-2008-99-en.pdf. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
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