Darzhavna Aeroplanna Rabotilnitsa

Darzhavna aeroplanna rabotilnitsa (Държавната аеропланна работилница) or DAR (ДАР) was the Bulgarian State Aircraft Workshops, established in 1924 at Bojourishte. Initially involved in repairing German aircraft then in use in Bulgaria, DAR soon began producing copies of some of these, before moving on to licenced production of the Focke-Wulf Fw 44. The workshops also produced a number of original designs, but none of these were produced in any quantity (the DAR 10 coming closest), with most never proceeding past prototype stage. Zvetan Lazarov 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 State Aircraft Factory DSF in Lovetch.

In 1995, a new company continued the tradition with project series DAR-11/13 and the all-metal DAR-21. The DAR-21 was started in 2000, winning a best product award for 2000 in the Republic of Bulgaria. Other models are the DAR-21S, DAR-23 and DAR Speedster. The DAR Aircraft manager is engineer Tony Ilieff. Chief designers are Prof. Atanas Hasamsky and Prof. Georgi Anestev.

In 2008 start production of DAR Solo, a single-seat FAR 103 aircraft, made with Carbon Fibre - airframe and Aluminium alloy wings, powered by a 27hp Czech F-200 or 28hp Hirth F-33.

The model DAR-23 is modified and named Prio.

Gallery

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  DAR-1 Replika, airworthy

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  DAR-2

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  DAR-4 the one and only Piece

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  DAR-10

Products

1924-1941

• DAR Uzunov-1 (DAR U-1) - DFW C.Va
• DAR 1 Peperuda ('Butterfly')
• DAR 2 - Albatros C.III
• DAR 3 Garvan ('Raven' or Laz-3)
  • DAR 3(I) prototype
  • DAR 3(I.bis)
  • DAR Garvan-I
  • DAR Garvan-II
  • DAR Garvan-III
• DAR 4
• DAR 5 Brambar ('Beetle')
• DAR 6
  • DAR 6(I)
  • DAR 6(II)
  • DAR 6A
• DAR 7
• DAR 7 SS.1
• DAR 8 Slavei (or Slavey, 'Nightingale')
  • DAR 8A
• DAR-9 Siniger ('Titmouse' or 'Tomtit')
  • DAR 9 Series I
  • DAR 9A
• DAR-10 Bekas ('Snipe')
  • DAR 10A (c/n 94)
  • DAR 10F (c/n 316)
• DAR 11 Lyastovitsa ('Swallow') - 50 planned licenced Czech Avia B.135s [unbuilt]
• DAR Albatros Albatros
• DAR Chuchuliga Chuchuliga
• DAR Rilski Orel Rilski Orel
• DAR Zdravka Toprakchiev - ДАР Здравка Топракчиев
• DAR Zdravka Vekilski - ДАР Здравка Векилски
• Lazarov Drangov - Zvetan Lazarov

1995 -

• DAR 21 Vector
• DAR 21S
• DAR 23 AZktsent
• DAR 25 Impuls
• DAR Speedster
• DAR Solo

External links

• Official site of Aeroplanes DAR ltd.

References

• Gunston, Bill (1993). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. pp. 89. 
• World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 891 Sheet 56.