Letov Š-25
| Letov Š-25 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Primary trainer |
| Manufacturer | Letov Kbely |
| Designer | Alois Smolík |
| First flight | July 1930 |
| Primary user | Czechoslovakian Air Force |
| Number built | 1 |
The Letov Š-25 was a Czechoslovak single-engined, two-seat biplane trainer. It was designed by Alois Smolík at Letov Kbely.
Design
[edit]The Š-25 was a biplane trainer with a metal frame and linen skin. It competed with the A-46 and BH-41 for the Czechoslovak Air Force contract for a new trainer aircraft. Although displaying good flight characteristics and short takeoff and landing, the Š-25 lost out to the BH-41.[1]
Specifications
[edit]Data from [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 9.45 m (31 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 11.35 m (37 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 19.80 m2 (213.1 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 960 kg (2,116 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,180 kg (2,601 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Skoda HS 8Fb piston engine, 220 kW (300 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 197 km/h (122 mph, 106 kn)
- Cruise speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)
- Range: 600 km (370 mi, 320 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 4,700 m (15,400 ft)
References
[edit]- ^ Vaclav Nemecek. Ceskoslovenska Letadla (translated by Dmitry Pismensky)
- ^ "Letov S-25".
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Letov Š-25.
- (in Czech) Letov Š-25