Single-engine piston1930s Czechoslovakian light aircraft
Beneš-Mráz Beta-Scolar
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The Beneš-Mráz Be.252 Beta-Scolar was an aerobatic aircraft manufactured in Czechoslovakia shortly before World War II. Based on the Beneš-Mráz Beta-Minor, it had a structure considerably strengthened for aerobatics and a more powerful radial engine in place of the Beta-Minor's inline engine.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Beneš-Mráz
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Country of origin
- Czechoslovakia
- First flight
- 1937-01-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 116 kt
- Max speed
- 130 kt
- Range
- 270 nm
- Service ceiling
- 23,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 830 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 1,962 lb
- Empty weight
- 1,345 lb
- Powerplant
- Walter Scolar 7-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engine
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 24.4 ft
- Wingspan
- 36 ft
- Height
- 6.7 ft
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.