Andrej Kvas
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Andrej Kvas was a Slovak blacksmith. With his brother he opened a bicycle and motorcycle repair shop in Budapest. It had a workshop. He began experiments with flying, apparently before 1908. "In 1908, he was approached by the wealthy Hungarian engineer Aladár Koch-Zsélyi with an offer to design an aircraft according to his plans. [Supported by] Koch's parents, they were able to build the aircraft in a [large] rented hangar . . ." They completed it in 1910. Kvas built more aircraft and flew exhibitions for years, and was a military pilot for the Austro-Hungarian army in WWI.[1]
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| Names | Andrej Kvas; András Kvasz |
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| Countries | Slovakia, SK, HU |
| Locations | Budapest |
| Occupations | bicycle mechanic, motorcycle mechanic, pilot, blacksmith |
| Tech areas | airplanes |
| Affiliations | Austro-Hungarian army |
| Wikidata id | Q1122581 |
