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Kubicek Balloons (in Czech Balóny Kubíček (pronounced Koo-bee-check), the complete official name BALÓNY KUBÍČEK spol. s r.o.) is a Czech manufacturer of hot-air balloons and airships, the sole such manufacturer in Central and Eastern Europe and one of the largest in the world. From its factory in Brno the company ships its products worldwide.

History

BALÓNY KUBÍČEK was founded in 1989WEB,www.kubicekballoons.eu/company/about-us/on-our-own, On Our Own, Kubicek Baloons, 6 August 2022, by Aleš Kubíček, the designer of first modern Czech hot-air balloon, made in 1983 in Aviatik club in Brno. Before founding his own company Aleš Kubíček made several balloons under wings of the company Aerotechnik Kunovice. Immediately after the Velvet Revolution he started his own private company to manufacture lighter-than-air aircraft.(File:Kubicek BB-20XR Private OK-7782, Mondorf, Luxembourg PP1279224808.jpg|thumb|right|Kubicek balloon)

Today

Kubicek Balloons is a limited company, mostly owned by the founder AleÅ¡ Kubíček. Its headquarters is on Francouzská 81 in Brno city centre, where balloons were originally made. But in 2005 their production moved to a completely new factory facility in Jarní 2a in Brno-Maloměřice, currently the most modern balloon factory in the World. The company has 30 employees (in 2008) and produces circa 90 balloons per year, making it the world’s 3rd largest manufacturer of hot air balloons.As well as producing standard balloon envelopes in 47 types and sizes they also build baskets, burners and a plenty of man carrying specially shaped balloons for advertising purposes e.g. 38-metre tall flying bear, sea container DHL, Abbey of Saint Gall and the green heart of Styria.Kubicek Balloons holds quality certificates for design, production and maintenance meeting European standards of EASA and was it amongst the first hot-air balloon manufacturers to hold a European type certificate for hot-air balloons.Kubicek balloons is the only European producer who uses the unique high-tenacity polyester balloon fabric for envelopes, and it is all manufactured ‘in house’ by its sister-company Textil Kubíček in ÄŒerná Hora near Brno.{| class=“wikitable“|+Balloon production overview!1992!1993!1994!1995!1996!1997!1998!1999!2000!2001!2002!2003!2004!2005!2006!2007!2008|12|16|8|14|16|13|23|12|14|34|42|48|52|68|77|89|90*

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Large inflatable structures

The company has also produced large inflatables for a variety of purposes under the name Kubicek Visionair for artists, companies and organisations around the world, including inflatable Moons and large inflatable structures for events and other applications.Kubicek Balloons UK: Leonardslee illuminated 2021 Moon inflatable built by Kubicek UK Kubicek website article dated 23/12/2021

Fixed-wing aircraft

The company also produces the Kubicek M-2 Scout ultralight and light-sport aircraft, under the name Kubicek Aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al.: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 62. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XIn 2015 the all-metal Kubicek M-4 Irbis first flew, it is a two-seat, high-wing single-engined aircraft.Simpson, Rod; Longley, Peter; Swan, Robert:’’The General Aviation Handbook”, page 167, Air-Britain, Tonbridge UK, 2022, ISBN 978-8-85130-562-2

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External links

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• {{Official websitewww.kubicekballoons.eu}}
• Official inflatable website

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