Avia S-199
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The Avia S-199 is a propeller-driven Messerschmitt Bf 109G-based fighter aircraft built after World War II using the Bf 109G airframe and a Junkers Jumo 211F engine in place of the original and unavailable Daimler-Benz DB 605 engine. It is notable as the first fighter obtained by the Israeli Air Force, and was used during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Constructed in Czechoslovakia with parts and plans left over from Luftwaffe aircraft production, the aircraft had numerous problems and was generally unpopular with its pilots. Czechoslovak pilots nicknamed it Mezek ("Mule"), while in Israel it was officially known as the Sakeen (סכין, "knife" in Hebrew). In practice, the aircraft was more often called Messerschmitt or Messer (which also means "knife" in German and Yiddish).
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Avia
- First flight
- 1947-04-25
- Length
- 8.94 m
- Wingspan
- 9.92 m
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 286 kt
- Max speed
- 323 kt
- Range
- 460 nm
- Service ceiling
- 17,400 ft
- Rate of climb
- 2,700 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 8,236 lb
- Empty weight
- 6,305 lb
- Powerplant
- Junkers Jumo 211F
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 29 ft
- Wingspan
- 32.6 ft
- Height
- 8.5 ft
- Number built
- 603
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.