------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version of 4 July 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --0--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --A--------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-1, Aero Czech copy of the German {Hansa-Brandenburg B.I}. 1919. A-10, Aero Czech copy of the German {Hansa-Brandenburg B.I}. 1919. A.11, Aero 249 built. Type: A.11 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: reconaissance Year: 1924 Crew: Engines: 1 * 240hp Walter Speed: 210km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: A.18, Aero Single-seat biplane fighter, a smaller development of the {Aero 2} and {Aero 4}. Twenty were delivered to the air force. Total production was 23. Type: A.18 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1923 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 185hp BMW IIIa Wing Span: 7.60m Length: 5.90m Height: Wing Area: 15.90m2 Empty Weight: 637kg Max.Weight: 826kg Speed: 229km/h Ceiling: 9000m Range: 400km Armament: 2*mg7.92mm A.20, Aero The A.20 was developed in parallel with the {A.18}. Despite the more powerful engine, it had poorer performance. One built. Type: A.20 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1923 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 310hp Hispano-Suiza 8Fb Wing Span: 9.70m Length: 6.60m Height: Wing Area: 23.30m2 Empty Weight: 784kg Max.Weight: 1080kg Speed: 225km/h Ceiling: Range: 400km Armament: 2*mg7.92mm A.24, Aero Twin-engined biplane night bomber. 1924. A.32, Aero Type: A.32 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: attack Year: 1929 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 330kW Walter Jupiter IV Wing Span: 12.1m Length: 8.2m Height: 3.1m Wing Area: Empty Weight: 1050kg Max.Weight: 1910kg Speed: 225km/h Ceiling: 5500m Range: 800km Armament: 4*mg 120kg A.100, Aero Biplane bomber. 48 built. Type: A.100 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: bomber / reconaissance Year: 1934 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 725hp Avia Vr-36 Wing Span: 14.70m Length: 3.50m Height: 10.60m Wing Area: Empty Weight: 2040kg Max.Weight: 3220kg Speed: 268km/h Ceiling: 6500m Range: 920km Armament: 4*mg7.7mm 450kg A.101, Aero Development of the {A.100}. 29 built. The A.101 had a 800hp Isotta-Fraschini engine. A.102, Aero The A.102 was a fighter with a high-set gull wing, similar to the Polish PZL fighters. It was abandoned in favour of the Avia {B.35}. Two built. Type: A.102 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1934 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 800hp Gnome-Rhone Mistral Major 14Kfs Wing Span: 11.50m Length: 7.30m Height: Wing Area: 18.50m2 Empty Weight: 1478kg Max.Weight: 2036kg Speed: 434km/h Ceiling: Range: 670km Armament: 4*mg7.7mm A.300, Aero Type: A.300 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: bomber Year: Crew: Engines: 2 * 610kW Bristol Mercury IX Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: 1000kg A.304, Aero Twin-engined bomber, a clean low-wing aircraft. Type: A.304 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: bomber / reconaissance Year: 1936 Crew: 3 Engines: 2 * 315kW Walter Super Castor I-MR Wing Span: 19.2m Length: 13.2m Height: 3.4m Wing Area: Empty Weight: 3000kg Max.Weight: 4350kg Speed: 323km/h Ceiling: 6310m Range: 1200km Armament: 2*mg7.7mm 320kg Aero 2 Biplane fighter, of mixed contruction. Development continued as the {Aero 4}. One built. Type: Aero 2 Country: Czechoslowakia Function: fighter Year: 1920 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 220hp Hispano-Suiza HS 8Ba Wing Span: 7.70m Length: 5.45m Height: Wing Area: 16.70m2 Empty Weight: 675kg Max.Weight: 945kg Speed: 225km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: 2*mg7.92mm Aero 3 Low-wing monoplane, primary trainer. Type: Aero 3 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: trainer Year: 1958 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 136kW Wing Span: 11.00m Length: 8.58m Height: 3.58m Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: 1200kg Speed: 230km/h Ceiling: 4300m Range: 679km Aero 4 Development of the {Aero 2}, reengined and with some structural modification. Development continued as the {A.18}. One built. Type: Aero 4 Function: fighter Year: 1921 Crew: 1 Engines: 1* 185hp BMW IIIa Wing Span: 7.70m Length: 5.60m Height: Wing Area: 14.60m2 Empty Weight: 670kg Max.Weight: 900kg Speed: 225km/h Ceiling: Range: 1.0hrs Armament: Albatros, Aero L-59 See {L-59}. Av.135, Avia Czechoslovakian monoplane fighter. The Av.135 was development of the {B.35} with retractable landing gear. After the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Germany in 1938 and 1939 development and production continued under German control, and the aircraft were built for Bulgaria and used as trainers. Type: Av.135 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1940 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 860hp Avia/Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs Wing Span: 10.85m Length: 8.62m Height: 2.7m Wing Area: Empty Weight: 1920kg Max.Weight: 2460kg Speed: 535km/h Ceiling: 8500m Range: 940km Armament: 1*g20mm 2*mg7.92mm 10*b20kg Avia 14 The Ilyushin {Il-14}, as license-built in Czechoslovakia. About 200 built. --B--------------------------------------------------------------------------- B.33, Avia Czechoslovakian license-built version of the Soviet Ilyushin {Il-10} attack aircraft. B.34, Avia All-metal biplane fighter, an entirely new design which had nothing in common with previous Avia fighters. Only 12 were built, but the B.34 was the basis of development for the {B.534}. Type: B.34 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 760hp Skoda Vr 30 Wing Span: 9.40m Length: 7.25m Height: Wing Area: 23.9m2 Empty Weight: 1305kg Max.Weight: 1730kg Speed: 315km/h Ceiling: Range: 600km Armament: 2*mg7.7mm B.35, Avia Monoplane fighter. The B.35 was a well-streamlined aircraft, but with fixed landing gear, of mixed construction. Two were built. The B.35.3 development with retractable landing gear was renamed {Av.135}. Type: B.35.1 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1938 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 860hp Avia/Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs Wing Span: 10.25m Length: 8.50m Height: 2.60m Wing Area: 17.23m2 Empty Weight: 1690kg Max.Weight: 2200kg Speed: 485km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: 1*g20mm B.71 Tupolev {SB}-2, licence-built in Czechoslovakia. B.133, Avia Experimental version of the {BH-33}E, powered by a BMW Hornet radial. B.135, Avia See {Av 135}. B.228, Avia License-built {Il-28} jet bomber. B.234, Avia Development of the {B.34}; not built. B.334, Avia Development of the {B.34}; not built. B.434, Avia Development of the {B.34}; not built. B.534, Avia Single-seat biplane fighter with enclosed cockpit, a nimble, clean, and refined aircraft developed from the {B.34}. The B.534 was highly praised. Its major fault was that it wasn't replaced in time: several airforces used it well into WWII. Type: B.534 IV Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1936 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 634kW Hispano-Suiza 12Ydrs Wing Span: 9.40m Length: 8.10m Height: 3.10m Wing Area: Empty Weight: 1460kg Max.Weight: 1980kg Speed: 405km/h Ceiling: 11000m Range: 600km Armament: 4*mg7.7mm B.634, Avia Aerodynamically refined {B.534}. Performance was little improved. Type: B.634 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1936 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * Avia-Hispano Suiza 12Ycrs Wing Span: 9.40m Length: 8.35m Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: 1710kg Max.Weight: Speed: 415km/h Ceiling: Range: 500km Armament: 1*g20mm 2*mg7.7mm Ba 33, Avia Military designation of the {BH-33}L. BH-3, Avia Strut-braced, low-wing monoplane fighter. The BH-3 was a small aircraft with angular lines. It had an excellent climb rate. Ten built. Type: BH-3 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1920 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 220hp Walter-BMW IV Wing Span: 10.24m Length: 6.99m Height: 2.79m Wing Area: 15.76m2 Empty Weight: 795kg Max.Weight: 1047kg Speed: 225km/h Ceiling: Range: 450km Armament: 2*mg7.7mm BH-4, Avia This was a redesign of the {BH-3} to accomodate the Hispano-Suiza 8ba engine, a V-8. The new engine had equal power as the BMW IV, and the installation had rather bulky cowling lines. Performance was inferior to that of the BH-3, and only one was built. Type: BH-4 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1922 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 220hp Hispano-Suiza 8ba Wing Span: 10.24m Length: 6.47m Height: 2.97m Wing Area: 15.76m2 Empty Weight: 724kg Max.Weight: 1015kg Speed: 222km/h Ceiling: Range: 510km Armament: BH-6, Avia Single-seat fighter biplane, an aerodynamically clean design around a liquid-cooled Hispano-Suiza engine. The prototype was lost. One built. Type: BH-6 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1923 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 310hp Hispano-Suiza 8Fb Wing Span: 9.98m Length: 6.47m Height: 2.88m Wing Area: 22.60m2 Empty Weight: 878kg Max.Weight: 1180kg Speed: 220km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: 2*mg7.7mm BH-7, Avia The BH-7 had more or less the same fuselage as the {BH-6}, but it was a parasol monoplane. It was abandoned after accidents with the prototype. Later a special version was built for air-racing. Two built. Type: BH-7A Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1923 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 310hp Hispano-Suiza 8Fb Wing Span: 10.4m Length: 6.84m Height: 2.83m Wing Area: 18.15m2 Empty Weight: 855kg Max.Weight: 1151kg Speed: 240km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: 2*mg7.7mm BH-8, Avia Single-seat fighter biplane. It was abandoned in favour of the {BH-17}. One built. Type: BH-8 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1923 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 310hp Skoda-Hispano Suiza 8Fb Wing Span: 9.48m Length: 6.49m Height: 2.77m Wing Area: 22.11m2 Empty Weight: 843kg Max.Weight: 1143kg Speed: 222km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: BH-9, Avia Trainer and light reconaissance aircraft, a low-wing, strut-braced monoplane. Type: BH-9 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: trainer / reconaissance Year: 1923 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 458kW Walter NZ Speed: 158km/h Ceiling: 4500m Range: 470km Armament: BH-10, Avia Single-seat aerobatic trainer, development of the {BH-9}. About 20 built. Type: BH-10 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: trainer Year: 1924 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 45kW Walter NZ Speed: 160km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: BH-11, Avia Two-seat trainer, modified {BH-9}. Type: BH-11 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: trainer Year: 1929 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 63kW Walter Vega Speed: 176km/h Ceiling: 3500m Range: 700km Armament: BH-12, Avia Development of the {BH-9} with folding wings. BH-17, Avia Single-seat biplane fighter, a lighter and smaller development of the {BH-8}. The BH-17 inherited the clean aerodynamics of its predecessors, but proved unreliable and was soon retired from service. 24 built. Type: BH-17 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1924 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 310hp Skoda-Hispano Suiza 8Fb Wing Span: 8.86m Length: 6.86m Height: Wing Area: 21.30m2 Empty Weight: 762kg Max.Weight: 1072kg Speed: 235km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: 2*mg7.7mm BH-19, Avia Low-wing monoplane fighter, strut-braced, with open cockpit and fixed landing gear. The BH-19 was fast, but handling was poor. After the crash of one of the prototypes, the Air Ministry asked that Avia would discontinue development of monoplane fighters. Two built. Type: BH-19 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 310hp Skoda-Hispano Suiza 8Fb Wing Span: 10.80m Length: 7.37m Height: Wing Area: 18.30m2 Empty Weight: 792kg Max.Weight: 1155kg Speed: 245km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: BH-21, Avia Single-seat fighter biplane, a development of the {BH-17}. The BH-21 was a robust aircraft with good performance. 137 were built for the Czechoslovakian air force, and 44 were license-built in Belgium. Type: BH-21 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1925 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 231kW Hispano-Suiza 8Fb Wing Span: 8.90m Length: 6.87m Height: 2.74m Wing Area: 21.96m2 Empty Weight: 720kg Max.Weight: 1084kg Speed: 245km/h Ceiling: 5500m Range: 550km Armament: 2*mg7.7mm BH-22, Avia Aerobatic trainer, a low-powered and unarmed version of the {BH-21}. 30 built. The BH-22N was also known as BH-23. BH-23, Avia Lightweight single-seat nightfighter, developed from the {BH-22}. Two built. Type: BH-23 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: nightfighter Year: 1925 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 180hp Skoda-Hispano Suiza 8Aa Wing Span: 8.90m Length: 6.87m Height: 2.74m Wing Area: 21.96m2 Empty Weight: 705kg Max.Weight: 879kg Speed: 210km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: 2*mg7.7mm BH-25, Avia Type: BH-25J Country: Czechoslovakia Function: transport Year: 1926 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 330kW Bristol Jupīter IV Wing Span: 15.3m Length: 1261m Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: 1840kg Max.Weight: 3100kg Speed: 190km/h Ceiling: 4100m Range: 600km Load: 580kg, 6 seats BH-26, Avia Two-seat biplane fighter. The BH-26 was structurally similar to earlier Avia biplane fighters, but was powered by a license-built version of the Jupiter radial engine. Type: BH-26 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1927 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 450hp Walter Jupiter IV Wing Span: 10.80m Length: 8.85m Height: 3.35m Wing Area: 31.00m2 Empty Weight: 1080kg Max.Weight: 1760kg Speed: 242km/h Ceiling: Range: 600km Armament: 4*mg7.7mm BH-33, Avia Biplane fighter, powered by the nine-cylinder Jupiter VI radial. The BH-33 was also built in Poland (60), and three were sold to Belgium. The BH-33E introduced a steel tube fuselage; it was sold to Yugoslavia and the USSR. The BH-33L also had new wings, and was powered by liquid-cooled Skoda engine. This was the standard Czech fighter of the '30s. Type: BH-33 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1927 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 540hp Walter Jupiter VI Wing Span: 8.90m Length: 7.04m Height: Wing Area: 22.20m2 Empty Weight: 830kg Max.Weight: 1253kg Speed: 285km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: 2*mg7.7mm Type: BH-33L Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1929 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 580hp Skoda L Wing Span: 9.50m Length: 7.22m Height: 3.13m Wing Area: 25.46m2 Empty Weight: 1120kg Max.Weight: 1628kg Speed: 297km/h Ceiling: Range: 450km Armament: 2*mg7.7mm BH-44, Praga Biplane fighter. The BH-44 never had a good engine; and even the Rolls-Royce Kestrel did not perform well on the fuel used by the Czechoslovakian air forces. No production. Type: BH-44 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1932 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 750hp Praga ESV Wing Span: 9.25m Length: 7.62m Height: Wing Area: 23.14m2 Empty Weight: 1462kg Max.Weight: 1837kg Speed: 330km/h Ceiling: Range: 1h 50m Armament: BH-144, Praga Designation sometimes given to a {BH-44} with a Praga ESVK engine. BH-244, Praga Designation sometimes given to a {BH-44} with a Gnome-Rhone Mistral 14K engine. BH-344, Praga Designation sometimes given to a {BH-44} with a Hispano-Suiza 12Ybrs engine. BHS-3, Avia Renamed {BH-4}. Bk-534, Avia Cannon-armed version of the {B-534}. BS-33, Avia Trainer version of the Ulyushin {Il-10} attack aircraft, license-built in Czechoslovakia. --C--------------------------------------------------------------------------- C.2B, Avia / Letov Arado {Ar 96}B, license-built in Czechoslovakia. C.3, Aero Siebel {Si 204}D license-built in Czechoslovakia. Used as bomber- trainer. C.4, Aero Bucker {Bu 131} license-built in Czechoslovakia C.6, Zlin License-built Bucker {Bu 181} Bestmann. C.106, Zlin License-built Bucker {Bu 181} Bestmann. C-210, Avia Export designation of the {S-199}. CB.33, Avia Trainer version of the {B.33}, itself the Czechoslovakian license-built version of the Soviet Ilyushin {Il-10} attack aircraft. The CB.33 was equivalent to the Il-10U. CS 92, Avia Two-seat version of the {S 92}. CS.102, Avia {MiG-15}UTI license-built in Czechoslovakia. CS.103, Avia {MiG-15}UTI license-built in Czechoslovakia. CS 199, Avia Two-seat training version of the {S 199}. --D--------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-1, Skoda French Dewoitine {D-21} fighter, license-built in Czechoslowakia. 1924. --E--------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-44, Praga See BH-44. E-45, Praga Biplane fighter. The E-45 was very maneuvrable and was a good gun platform, but was slower than the conpeting Avia {B.534}. No production. Type: E-45 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1934 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 710hp R.R. Kestrel VI Wing Span: 8.50m Length: 7.45m Height: Wing Area: 20.25m2 Empty Weight: 1347kg Max.Weight: 1691kg Speed: 372km/h Ceiling: Range: 640km Armament: 2*mg7.92mm --F--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --G--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --H--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --I--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --J--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --K--------------------------------------------------------------------------- K.65 Cap, Mroz The Fieseler {Fi 156} Storch, as built in Czechoslowakia. --L--------------------------------------------------------------------------- L-29 Delfin, Aero 'Maya' Czechoslovakian jet trainer, selected in 1963 as the standard jet trainer of the Warsaw pact countries. The L-29 is a mid-wing aircraft with a T-tail. Wings are unswept, and jet intakes are in the wing roots. 3568 were built, for 14 different air forces. Type: L-29 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: trainer Year: 1959 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 870kg Walter M-701 Speed: 679km/h Ceiling: 12100m Range: 1290km Armament: 454kg L-39 Albatros, Aero The L-39 replaced the {L-29} as the standard WarPac jet trainer. Over 2500 were built. The L-39 is a straightforward low-wing jet aircraft with tandem seating. The large, D-shaped overwing jet intakes are an easy recognition feature; they were designed to reduce the risk of FOD when using rough airfields. 2828 were delivered, the majority to the USSR. Type: L-39 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: trainer Year: 1972 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 16.85kN Ivchenko AI-25TL Speed: 754km/h Ceiling: 11500m Range: 1000km Armament: 1150kg L-59 Albatros, Aero Development of the {L-39}. Low-wing jet trainer and attack aircraft, more powerful than the L-39, to train pilots for the {MiG-29}. Type: L-59 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: trainer / attack Year: 1986 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 21.57kN Lotarev DV-2 Wing Span: 9.54m Length: 12.20m Height: 4.77m Wing Area: 18.8m2 Empty Weight: Max.Weight: 7000kg Speed: 870km/h Ceiling: Range: 1500km Armament: L-139 Albatros, Aero This is basically a development of the {L-39} with a Western jet engine and Western instruments. After the breaking up of the Warsaw Pact, Aero had lost its huge Russian market. The new engine is lighter, more powerful and more fuel-efficient, but it is also three times as expensive as the AI-25. Type: L-139 Function: trainer Year: 1993 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 18.15kN AlliedSignal TFE731-4-1T Wing Span: 9.46m Length: 12.13m Height: 4.77m Wing Area: 18.8m2 Empty Weight: 3458kg Max.Weight: 6000kg Speed: 760km/h Ceiling: Range: 1610km Armament: 1500kg L-159, Aero Derivative of the {L-59}, with a Western engine and avionics. There will be two-seat trainers and single-seat attack versions. Deliveries are expected to begin in 1999. Type: L-159 Function: trainer / attack Year: 1997 Crew: 1-2 Engines: 1 * 28.0kN AlliedSignal F124-GA-100 Wing Span: 9.46m Length: 12.73m Height: 4.77m Wing Area: 18.80m2 Empty Weight: 4160kg Max.Weight: 8000kg Speed: 930km/h Ceiling: 13200m Range: 1570km Armament: L-410 Turbolet, Let High-wing light transport. The L-410 is designed as a flexible, small transport aircraft, capable of operating from primitive airstrips. Large numbers were exported to the USSR. Type: L-410 UVP-E Country: Czechoslovakia Function: transport Year: 1984 Crew: 1-2 Engines: 2 * 559kW Motorlet Walter M 601E Wing Span: 19.98m Length: 14.42m Height: 5.83m Wing Area: 35.18m2 Empty Weight: 3985kg Max.Weight: 6400kg Speed: 311km/h Ceiling: 6320m Range: 1380km Load: 3560kg, 19 seats --M--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --N--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --O--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --P--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --Q--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --R--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --S--------------------------------------------------------------------------- S.1, Letov See {SH.1}. S.1, Smolik Biplane fighter and reconaissance aircraft, powered by a 230hp Hiero engine. Czechoslovakia, 1920s. S.2, Letov See {SM.1}. S-3, Letov Single-seat parasol wing fighter. The S-3 design was abandoned in favour of the {S-4} biplane. Two prototypes only. Type: S-3 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1921 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 185hp BMW IIIa Wing Span: 10.13m Length: 7.08m Height: 3.04m Wing Area: 17.60m2 Empty Weight: 662kg Max.Weight: 928kg Speed: 225km/h Ceiling: Range: 470km Armament: 2*mg7.7mm S-4, Letov Biplane fighter, a clean mixed-construction design, with the round engine cowling that was typically used for the Hispano-Suiza V-8 engine. Twenty were built, some as advanced trainers, and finally they were all converted to trainers. Type: S-4 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1922 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 220hp Hispano-Suiza 8Ba Wing Span: 8.00m Length: 6.58m Height: 2.62m Wing Area: 16.43m2 Empty Weight: 673kg Max.Weight: 980kg Speed: 232km/h Ceiling: Range: 500km Armament: 2*mg7.7mm S-6, Letov Light bomber and reconaissance aircraft. S-7, Letov Biplane fighter. Prototype only. Type: S-7 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1923 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 300hp Skoda/Hispano-Suiza 8Fb Wing Span: 9.30m Length: 6.97m Height: 2.65m Wing Area: 22.15m2 Empty Weight: 763kg Max.Weight: 1050kg Speed: 255km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: 2*mg7.7mm S-13, Letov Biplane fighter, originally with cantilever wings, but later wing struts were added. There were some problems with the stability, and the type was abandoned. One built. Type: S-13 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1924 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 300hp Skoda HS 8Fb Wing Span: 8.00m Length: 6.97m Height: 2.86m Wing Area: 20.00m2 Empty Weight: 790kg Max.Weight: 1166kg Speed: 230km/h Ceiling: Range: 550km Armament: S-14, Letov Biplane fighter, developed in parallel with the {S-13}. The S-14 had a more conventional wing cellule. Development was halted in favour of the {S-20}. The S-14 was then converted to a monoplane. One built. Type: S-14 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1924 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 300hp Skoda HS 8Fb Wing Span: 8.10m Length: 6.43m Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: 664kg Max.Weight: 896kg Speed: 238km/h Ceiling: Range: 495km Armament: S-16, Letov Light bomber biplane. 151 built, including export to Latvia and Turkey. Type: S-16 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: bomber Year: 1929 Crew: Engines: 1 * 450hp Lorraine-Dietrich Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: 300kg S-18, Letov Trainer biplane. S-20, Letov Biplane fighter, a single-bay biplane with a rotund fuselage. The S-20 served with the Czech and Latvian air forces. 118 built. Type: S-20 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1925 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 300hp Skoda HS 8Fb Wing Span: 9.60m Length: 7.44m Height: 2.56m Wing Area: 18.40m2 Empty Weight: 740kg Max.Weight: 1050kg Speed: 257km/h Ceiling: Range: 528km Armament: 2*mg7.7mm S-22, Letov Parasol-wing monoplane fighter. Prototype only. Type: S-22 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1926 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 450hp Skoda L Wing Span: 10.18m Length: 7.65m Height: Wing Area: 15.59m2 Empty Weight: 934kg Max.Weight: 1285kg Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: 2*mg7.7mm S-31, Letov Biplane fighter, derived from the {S-20} via the radial-engined S-20J prototype. The S-31 had all-metal instead of mixed construction. It was considered obsolescent, and used mainly as a trainer. 33 built. Type: S-31 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1931 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 480hp Walter/Bristol Jupiter VI Wing Span: 9.80m Length: 7.15m Height: 2.95m Wing Area: 21.80m2 Empty Weight: 830kg Max.Weight: 1254kg Speed: 254km/h Ceiling: Range: 320km Armament: 2*mg7.7mm S-89, Supermarine Designation of the Supermarine {Spitfire} in Czech service. S 92, Avia This was the Messerschmitt {Me 262} jet fighter, as built in Czechoslovakia. The USSR handed over captured tools and parts to Avia, in addition to parts already under production in Czechoslovakia during WWII, which included the engines. 17 were built, and a few saw squadron service in 1950-1951. S 99, Avia Czech version of the Messerschmitt {Bf 109}G. This was built in Czechoslowakia in the late years of WWII. After the end of the war, production continued as the S 99 until the stock of DB 605 engines was exhausted. Then production switched to the {S 199}. S.102, Avia {MiG-15} license-built in Czechoslovakia. S.103, Avia {MiG-15}bis license-built in Czechoslovakia. S-131, Letov This was a reengined {S-31} biplane fighter. Three built. Type: S-131 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1929 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 525hp BMW/P&W Hornet Wing Span: 9.80m Length: 7.15m Height: 2.95m Wing Area: 21.80m2 Empty Weight: 940kg Max.Weight: 1392kg Speed: 275km/h Ceiling: Range: 450km Armament: 2*mg7.7mm S 199, Avia A post-war version of the Messerschmitt {Bf 109}G, built by Avia with a Junkers Jumo 211 engine becuase the original DB 605 was no longer available. The S 199 was difficult to fly and never popular, but became famous as the first fighter of the Israeli air force. 551 built. Type: S 199 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1948 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1340hp Junkers Jumo 211F Wing Span: 9.92m Length: 8.94m Height: 2.59m Wing Area: 16.50m2 Empty Weight: 2860kg Max.Weight: 3736kg Speed: 589km/h Ceiling: Range: 860km Armament: 2*g20mm 2*mg13mm S-231, Letov Derivative of the {S-131}. The S-231 was modified considerably, with as most noticeable change a Townend ring around the engine and single-leg landing gear. It was inferior to the Avia {B.534}, and only 26 were built. They were then passed on the Spanish republican government, and fought in the civil war. Type: S-231 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1936 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 560hp Gnome-Rhone 9brs Mercury Wing Span: 10.06m Length: 7.80m Height: 3.00m Wing Area: 21.50m2 Empty Weight: 1280kg Max.Weight: 1770kg Speed: 348km/h Ceiling: Range: 450km Armament: 4*mg7.92mm S.328, Letov Biplane light bomber, reconaissance aircraft and (small number) nigtfighter. The government of Czechoslovakia ordered 455 aircraft, to prepare for the expected war -- after Munchen they were used as trainers by the Luftwaffe, until 1944. 412 built. Type: S.328 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: bomber / reconaissance Year: 1934 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 560hp Bristol Pegasus IIM.2 Wing Span: 13.71m Length: 10.36m Height: 3.40m Wing Area: 39.40m2 Empty Weight: 680kg Max.Weight: 2640kg Speed: 280km/h Ceiling: 7200m Range: 700km Armament: 4*mg7.92mm 500kg S-331, Letov Development of the {S-231}, with a more powerful engine. Only one was built, that was later sold to the Spanish republican air force. Type: S-331 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1935 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 900hp Walter/Gnome Rhone K14 Wing Span: 10.06m Length: 7.90m Height: Wing Area: 21.50m2 Empty Weight: 1450kg Max.Weight: 1950kg Speed: 405km/h Ceiling: Range: 410km Armament: S-431, Letov Final development in the {S-31}, {S-131}, {S-231}, and {S-331} series of biplane fighters. The type was abandoned after the prototype crashed. Type: S-431 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: fighter Year: 1936 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 680hp Armstrong Siddeley Tiger Wing Span: 10.06m Length: 7.90m Height: Wing Area: 21.50m2 Empty Weight: 1310kg Max.Weight: 1805kg Speed: 370km/h Ceiling: Range: 450km Armament: SH.1, Letov Two-seat fighter biplane, powered by a 172kW Hiero engine. 28 built. Czechoslovakia, 1920. Sm-1, Letov Reconaissance biplane, a reengined {SH.1}. 64 built. Type: Sm-1 Country: Czechoslovakia Function: reconaissance Year: 1920 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 240hp Maybach Mb IVa Armament: 2*mg7.7mm --T--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --U--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --V--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --W--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --X--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --Y--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --Z--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------