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Rudolf Fizir (1891-1960), born in Ludbreg
in Croatia, built 18 airplanes. He was awarded the Paul Tissandier
Diploma by the F.A.I. (Fédération Aeronautique Internationale),
for his achievements in developing world aviation. With his two-wing
aircraft Fizir, constructed in 1925, he won the first prize at
the Petite Entente contest in 1927. From then on began his serial
aircraft production in cooperation with well known companies:
the Fizir-Mercedes, teh Fizir-Wirght, the Fizir-Titan, the Fizir-Kastor,
the Fizir-Gypsi, and the half-metallic Fizir-Jupiter. He also
reconstructed some models into hydroplanes. His great success
was Fizir FN, two-wing, two-seat aircraft with double commands
(more than hundred planes!) was used as instruction plane even
30 years after the end of the WW2! In 1931 he constructed amphibious
aircraft, Fizir 1931, intended for landing on rivers, lakes and
the sea. He also construced a tourist aircraft as early as 1935.
He also constructed parachutes, like its inventor Faust Vrancic.
During the WW2 he worked in Zagreb, lecturing aircraft construction
at the Technical Faculty. After the WW2 he worked in the Industrial
Research Institute in Zagreb. For more information see CROATIA,
in flight magazine, Automn 2000, pp. 89-99.
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