Întreprinderea de Construcții Aeronautice Românești

Întreprinderea de Construcții Aeronautice Românești (ICAR, also icar) (Romanian Aeronautical Design Enterprise), was a Romanian aircraft manufacturer. The company produced aircraft of its own design and under license.[1]

Întreprinderea de Construcții Aeronautice Românești
IndustryAerospace
Founded1932 (1932)
FounderMihail Racoviță
Defunct1951 (1951)
Headquarters,
Key people
Nicolae Racoviță[1]

History

Întreprinderea de Construcții Aeronautice Românești was founded in Bucharest in 1932 by Mihail Racovitd. In 1938, it was planned to rename the company Uzinele I.C.A.R. — Societate Anonimd and move it to Transylvania. However, this never occurred.[2][1] ICAR closed in the early 1950s and production transitioned to the manufacture of industrial fans.[3]

Aircraft

ICAR Universal
Model name First flight Number built Type
ICAR M23 14 Single engine monoplane touring airplane
ICAR Universal 1934 14 Single engine monoplane trainer
ICAR Comercial 1934 1 Single engine monoplane airliner
ICAR Acrobatic 1936 3[1] Single engine biplane acrobatic airplane
ICAR Turing 1937 2 Single engine monoplane touring airplane
ICAR F-10G 210[4] License built single engine biplane trainer
Fieseler Fi 156 Storch 80 License built single engine monoplane liaison airplane

See also

References

  1. Dénes, Bernád. "Avioane Tricolore". Aviatia. Archived from the original on 16 December 2002. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  2. Gudju, Ion; Iacobescu, Gheorghe; Ionescu, Ovidiu (1974). Romanian Aeronautical Constructions, 1905–1974 (PDF). Bucharest: Military Publishing House. p. 44. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  3. "Scurt Istoric". Saveb. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  4. Antoniu, Dan; Cicos, George (2007). Romanian Aeronautical Constructions (2nd ed.). Bucharest: Vivaldi. p. 221. ISBN 978-973-150-002-7.
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