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Originally Posted by mgomez
Yes, please, I'd like to know how to pronounce Jihostroj and what it means. I've been saying "Geo-stroy", but I'm probably wrong.
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Hello Martin,
You are almost right with your pronounciation: I would say that the correct pronounciation would be something like Gee-ho-stroy, but I know that it?s sort of difficult for english speaking people ... sorry for that. For this reason, we are also trying to introduce the abbreviation JSV (that means JihoStroj Velesin) - Velesin is a small town where the company is located, but nowadays, there are so many abbreviations on the market, that it seems that Jihostroj (the full company name) is known better that JSV. Regarding the name - this is also the result of the long company history (in fact almost 90 years, and 70+ yeras in aeronautics!). It comes from the name
Jihoceske
Strojirny (in english "Southbohemian Mechanical Engineering Works"), later "compressed" to Jihostroj (so in english, it would be something like SouthMech or South-Engineering or similar ...). I hope that this contribution cleared up a little bit the ethymology ... For more detailed information, feel free to write us on thru our web pages.
Hynek Walner
Jihostroj Aerospace Division
P.S. I like your sentence about composite plane ...
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