Avis aircraft and car factories

Technische Werkstätten GmbH (1921–1924) ; Avis Flugzeug- und Autowerke GmbH (1924–1928)
legal form	Company with limited liability
founding	April 12, 1921
resolution	1928 or 1931
Seat	Brunn am Gebirge , Austria
Branch	Car manufacturers , aircraft manufacturers

The Avis plane and automobile works GmbH , previously Technical workshops GmbH , was a manufacturer of automobiles and airplanes from Austria .

Company history

The company Technical workshops GmbH was in on 12 April 1921 Vienna founded. On July 15, 1924, the name was changed to Avis Flugzeug- und Autowerke GmbH . The company headquarters was now in Brunn am Gebirge . In 1921 the production of automobiles began, developed by Franz Dozekal. The brand name was Avis . Automobile production ended in 1928. From 1924 on, aircraft were also made. The company was dissolved in 1928 or 1931.

vehicles

The company produced the small car 4/20 hp . A water-cooled two - cylinder engine provided the drive . The Type 5 had a larger wheelbase and a larger track width than the Type 3 . There was a choice of different bodies, including a Coupé de Ville . The vehicles were thus also used as taxis .

Planes

In this first new aircraft factory of the Republic of Austria , three types of training and sport aircraft were built, a cabin aircraft and a three-engine transport machine, which was the first large Austrian aircraft. In addition, rented and bought machines from Fokker were used . After flying into the works airfield, the aircraft were transferred to the Vienna-Aspern operational airfield .

literature

Robert Krickl: "Austrian Technology History Volume 1 - The aircraft of the 'Avis' aircraft and car factories." Hollinek publishing house, Purkersdorf, 2012, ISBN 978-3-85119-329-9 . View and information
Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 1 A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)
Hans Seper , Helmut Krackowizer , Alois Brusatti : Austrian motor vehicles from the beginning until today. Welsermühl, Wels 1984, ISBN 3-85339-177-X .
Hans Seper, Martin Pfundner, Hans Peter Lenz : Austrian automobile history. Eurotax, Vienna 1999, ISBN 3-905566-01-X .

Web links

Research into company history
GTÜ Society for Technical Supervision (accessed on January 27, 2013)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Seper, Krackowizer, Brusatti: Austrian motor vehicles from the beginning until today.
^ ^A ^b ^c Seper, Pfundner, Lenz: Austrian automobile history.
↑ http://www.avis-werke.at

[Die_Internationale_Automobil-Enzyklopädie-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .

[Beaulieu-2] Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.

[Österreichische_Kraftfahrzeuge-3] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Seper, Krackowizer, Brusatti: Austrian motor vehicles from the beginning until today.

[Österreichische_Automobilgeschichte-4] A ^b ^c Seper, Pfundner, Lenz: Austrian automobile history.

[5] ttp://www.avis-werke.at