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Revision as of 15:39, 18 July 2010
- This article is about the Tbilaviamsheni Manufacturing Company, for the Georgian airline see TAM Air
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| Company type | Privatized corporation |
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| Industry | Aerospace |
| Genre | Manufacturing |
| Founded | December 12, 1941 |
| Founder | Soviet Union |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Commonwealth of Independent States |
Key people | Pantiko Tordio, CEO and Chairman |
| Products | jet airplanes |
| Website | http://www.tam.ge/ |
Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing (TAM), also known as JSC Tbilaviamsheni, is a Tbilisi, Georgia manufacturing company specializing in aerospace. TAM employs about 2,300 people.
TAM has trained a number of their production supervision, employees and engineers in long-term training programs in Western aerospace manufacturing plants.
History
Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing (former Tbilisi Aircraft State Association) was established on December 15, 1941. In the early days of World War II the aircraft factories of Taganrog and Sevastopol (Ukraine) were moved to Tbilisi, Georgia. Soon after the move, Tbilisi Aircraft State Association (TAM) launched the production of its first fighter aircraft, the LaGG-3. Through the war TAM manufactured a number of additional fighter aircraft for the former Soviet Air Force such as La-3 and Yak-3. During World War II, the company was the sole supplier of fighter aircraft to the Caucasian front.[1]
Following World War II, TAM worked in conjunction with the Yakovlev Design Bureaus to build the first Soviet jet fighter, the Yak-15 in 1946 followed by the Yak-17, Yak-23 and Yak-23 twin-seat trainer jet.[1]
In the 1950s the factory started production of Mikoyan's MiG-15 and later, the MiG-17 fighter aircraft. In 1957 Tbilisi Aircraft State Association built the MiG-21 two-seater fighter-trainer aircraft and its various derivative aircraft, continuing the MiG-21 production for about 25 years. At the same time the company was manufacturing the K-10 air-to-surface guided missile. [1]
The first Sukhoi SU-25 (known in the West as the "Frogfoot") close support aircraft took its maiden voyage from the runway of Tbilisi State Association. Since then, more than 800 SU-25s have been delivered to the customers worldwide. From the first SU-25 to the present day, JSC Tbilaviamsheni is only manufacturer of this type of aircraft. Along with the SU-25 aircraft Tbilisi State Association also launched large scale production of air-to-air R-60 and R-73 IR guided missiles, a production effort that built over 6,000 missiles a year and that lasted until the early 1990s.[1]
In the mid 1980s Tbilisi Aircraft State Association also participated in former Soviet space program "Buran" (the Soviet analog of Space Shuttle) by manufacturing and assembling various parts and assemblies for this program.
In the late 1990s there was a joint project of Tbilaviamsheni and the Georgian Space Constructions' Institute to design and produce the space antenna-reflector which were successful used in their first attempt on Russian space station "MIR".[1]
Currently, TAM is constructing the Su-25UB and a civilian Very light jet (VLJ) known as the TamJet to enter this emerging market.[2]
During the South Ossetia war of August 2008, the Russian air force bombed the TAM factory, resulting in unknown damage.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Tbilisi Aerospace Manufacturing (TAM)". Retrieved 2007-04-24.
- ^ TamJet page
- ^ "Tbilisi Aerospace Manufacturing [TAM]". Retrieved 2008-01-19.