Kvasz András (pilóta, repülőgépszerelő)(1883-1974)


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Name (English): Kvasz András (pilóta, repülőgépszerelő)
Short name: András Kvasz
Year of birth: 1883
Year of death: 1974
Short Description: "Andrej Kvas (sometimes referred to as Ondrej Kvas, Hungarian: Kvasz András) was a Slovak and Hungarian pilot, aircraft designer and pioneer of aviation in Hungary.

He was born to a family of Lowland Slovaks from Békéscsaba. Following his father's example, he trained as a blacksmith. He and his brother opened a bicycle and motorcycle repair shop in Budapest, and at the same time he began experimenting with flying. In 1908, he was approached by the wealthy Hungarian engineer Aladár Koch-Zsélyi with an offer to design an aircraft according to his plans. Thanks to the support of Koch's parents, they were able to build the aircraft in a larger, rented hangar, instead of a small workshop of Kvas brothers. At the same time they were building the aircraft, famous Frenchman Louis Blériot was doing exhibition flights in Budapest. He let Kvas and Koch to inspect his aircraft. They completed the construction of their own aircraft in early 1910." - (en.wikipedia.org 11.08.2021)
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[Last update: 2021/08/11]