Introduction This is a survey of Czech aviation, defence and aircraft scale modelling magazines. All magazines are Czech text only, unless otherwise stated. For other nations, check our country by country listing. An alphabetical index of titles is also available, as is a list of useful magazine shops which deal with new or secondhand magazines. Quick jump: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

	'AIR - Aeromedia Information Review' [Aeromedia, ISSN ? ] 'AIR' is an English language luxurious quarterly magazine about all kinds of Czech and Slovak aviation. It presents Czech and Slovak aviation institutions, companies, producers and operators of aviation equipment, repair and other subjects focused on the field of aviation. The magazine is therefore aimed at readers in the aerospace industry and related branches. It appears that only 3 issues were published: 1/2000, 2/2000 and 1/2001, plus a 'Who is who' special. Current Further information: AEROMEDIA a.s., Baranova 38, 130 00 Praha 3. Tel./fax (+420) 222 718 814. E-mail: aeromedia@aeromedia.cz, website: AIR
	'ATM - Armady Technika Militaria' [Aeromedia, ISSN ? ] Published monthly. Defence technology magazine. A4 size with colour photos and drawings. Current Further information: AEROMEDIA a.s., Baranova 38, 130 00 Praha 3. Tel./fax (+420) 222 718 814. E-mail: aeromedia@aeromedia.cz, website: ATM
	'Czech Defence & Aviation Industry Review' [MS Line s.r.o., ISSN ? ] Published quarterly. Magazine of the Czech defence and aviation industry. English/Czech text. A4 size with colour photos. Covers vehicles, AFVs and aircraft. Current Further information: CDAI Review, P.O.BOX. 11, 289 15 Kounice, Czech Republic. Tel. / Fax: 321 672 601 e-mail: msline@volny.cz, website: Review
	'Historie a Vojenství' [Aeromedia a.s./Magnet Press Slovakia s.r.o., ISSN ? ] Published quarterly from 2004. Historical aviation Magazine. A4 size with colour photos. No futher information. Current Further information: Website: Vojenksé Letectvo
	'HPM' [HaPM s.r.o., ISSN ? ] Subtitled 'Historie a Plastikove Modelarstvi' (History and Plastic Modelling). Monthly scale plastic modelling magazine. A4 size with 38 pages, b+w/colour photos. Covers aircraft, armoured vehicles and ships. Published since at least 1992. Current Further information: tba
	'Letecky Obzor' [Nakladatelstvi Dopravy a Spoju, ISSN ? ] Published bi-monthly. Published circa 1979. No further information. Ceased publication
	'Letecky Zpravodaj' [VZLU, ISSN 1211-877X] Title means Aviation Journal. Aeronautical Research and Test Institute, plc. has been bringing out its professional journal 'LETECKY ZPRAVODAJ' since 1997. It is conceived as a communication forum between researchers, engineers, academics and professionals active in the field of aeronautics. Covered are the basic engineering disciplines - aerodynamic, mechanic, material science and other fields concerning aircraft design and testing. Research and test results, experimental methods as well as knowledge applicable outside aeronautics are also presented. 'LETECKÝ ZPRAVODAJ' provides a unique forum for the exchange of up-to-date knowledge between the academic world and industry to foster progress in aircraft design technology. Published Quarterly. 'LETECKY ZPRAVODAJ' is a follow-up to the previous VZLÚ´s journal 'ZPRAVODAJ VZLÚ' published in the years 1957 to 1992. Current Further information: Výzkumný a zkušební letecký ústav, a.s, Beranových 130, 199 05 Prague 9 - Letnany, Tel: +420 2/ 72 115 223, Fax: +420 2/ 869 20 518, e-mail: madera@vzlu.cz, website:Letecky Zpravodaj
	'LK - Letectvi + Kosmonautika' [Aeromedia, ISSN 0024-1156] L+K (Aviation and Cosmonautics) is a fortnightly published magazine in the Czech and Slovak languages (with Czech aviation news in English) with more than eighty years of tradition. It is the oldest aviation periodical in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic as well as in Continental Europe, the second oldest in Europe, and the third oldest in the whole world. It was first published on 21st January, 1921 under the title 'Letectvi'. After the Communist take-over it was renamed Kridla Vlasti (Wings of Patria), and then adopted it's current title in 1965. The L+K publishes a wide scope of articles with themes ranging from air transport to modelling, from sports to military aviation, from rocketry to manned spaceflight. Its is an universal aviation and cosmonautics magazine for the widest audience interested in aviation and space both professionally and as a hobby. Between 1965 and 1990 it appeared as a 40 page magazine on poor quality paper, with two colour pages on better paper. During this period it was highly regarded for its features on East European aircraft, with rare b+w photos and scale drawings. It now appears as a glossy A4 size publication, with 64 pages, with many illustrations including photos, 3-view drawings and colour scheme drawings together with a lot of new original features. Every issue offers coverage of a very wide range of aviation topics including aviation news, introduction new types, airshows and preservation news, book and model kit reviews, articles on historical types and aircrew memories, also unit histories, aircraft markings, interior and close-up photos. Excellent articles on Soviet and Czech aircraft types. Current[Subscribe] Further information: AEROMEDIA a.s., Baranova 38, 130 00 Praha 3. Tel./fax (+420) 222 718 814. E-mail: aeromedia@aeromedia.cz, website: L+K
	'Modelár A Modely' [Aeromedia a.s., ISSN ? ] Published monthly. Scale plastic modelling magazine. A4 size with colour photos, colour profile drawings and line drawings. Covers vehicles, AFVs and aircraft. Current Further information: AEROMEDIA a.s., Baranova 38, 130 00 Praha 3. Tel./fax (+420) 222 718 814. E-mail: modelar@aeromedia.cz, website: Modelar
	'Model Hobby' [Dart s.r.o., ISSN ? ] 'Model Hobby' magazine is the monthly modeller´s magazine for flying, floating and riding models. It is a colourful magazine about model news. There are articles and instructions for beginners and for advanced model makers, kits and new products tests, reportage from modeller´s world. There is a monograph and design of a real airplane for model building in each issue. Every month is published the calendar of choise modeller´s actions and every three months is published the list of all modeller´s shops in the Czech Republic. A4 size with colour photos, colour profile drawings and line drawings. Current Further information: Website: Model Hobby
	'Novinky' [? publisher, ISSN ? ] Published monthly. Scale plastic modelling magazine. A4 size with colour photos, colour profile drawings and line drawings. Covers vehicles, AFVs and aircraft. Current Further information: tba
	'Pilot LAA CR' [Letecké Amatérské Asociace CR, ISSN ? ] Subtitled 'Bulletin Letecké Amatérské Asociace CR'. Issue 2/2000 was issue number 83. Magazine devoted to ultralight aircraft and private flying. Current Further information: website: LAACR
	'Revi' [Revi Publications, ISSN ? ] Bi-monthly aviation magazine with significant scale modelling coverage. A4 size, with 56 pages each, 12-14 colour pages. First published circa 1992. Current Further information: REVI Publications, P.O.BOX 143, Svojsíkova 1588, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic. website: Revi
	'Vojenksé Letectvo' [Aeromedia a.s./Magnet Press Slovakia s.r.o., ISSN ? ] Published quarterly. Magazine of the air forces of the Czech and Slovak Republics. A4 size with colour photos. Current Further information: Website: Vojenksé Letectvo
	'Zlinek' [Jaromir Stepan, ISSN ? ] Produced by Jaromir Stepan, the original 'Zlinek Kit Bulletin' was a simple bulletin for plastic modellers published in the town of Zlin. It first appeared in 1989 with an almost a photo-copied look, using dull plain white paper and illustrated with black and white photos, good line drawings and 1/72 plans. 24 pages were in each issue. It covered the usual modelling subjects of vehicles, AFVs and aircraft. English text summary. This magazine ceased publishing in 1991. A couple of years later it re-appeared as the glossy magazine described below. Ceased publication [*] Contents Listing, 1989 - 1991
	'Zlinek' [Nakladatelstvi Zlinek, ISSN 1210-7433] Scale plastic modelling magazine. The new glossy version of 'Zlinek' was first published in 1992 with a 32-page special issue to raise money for serial publication. This exercise was successful and quarterly publication followed. The magazine normally consisted of 30-32 pages in A4 size, with a professional layout, illustrated by many colour and black & white photos, colour multi-view drawings, line drawings and detailed 1/72 scale plans. All the text was English only (except for the final issue). Topics covered included vehicles and AFVs, but the emphasis was on aircraft - a former Warsaw Pact aircraft type was usually described and illustrated in each issue. The publisher and editor was Jaromir Stepan. The last three issues were single-topic specials. The last issue appeared in 1998. Ceased publication [*] Contents Listing, No.1 - No.16
	'Zlinek Junior' [Jaromir Stepan, ISSN ?] A Czech text scale plastic modelling magazine. Launched in 1996, this magazine consisted of 16 pages in A4 size, illustrated by black & white photos, line drawings and scale plans. Topics covered included aircraft, vehicles and AFVs. The publisher and editor was Jaromir Stepan. The last issue appeared in 2000. Ceased publication [*] Contents Listing, No.1 - No.13