Letov Š-6
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The Letov Š-6 was a bomber aircraft produced in Czechoslovakia during the 1920s. Derived from the Š-2, it was a biplane of conventional design. The wing cellule was an all-new design with a thicker profile, and while it had been intended to build them with a metal structure, wood was used instead due to shortages. Performance during testing was so promising that in 1924 an Š-6 was used to set a new altitude record with a 500 kg payload, and (on another occasion) a national endurance record of 10 h 32 min. The Š-6 enjoyed a long career in Czechoslovak service, remaining in use until 1934. One example was given a civil registration (L-BORA) and evaluated as an airliner for the Prague–Gothenburg route, but nothing came of this.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Letov
- Category
- Bombers
- Country of origin
- Czechoslovakia
- First flight
- 1923-01-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 97 kt
- Max speed
- 97 kt
- Range
- 650 nm
- Service ceiling
- 20,510 ft
- Rate of climb
- 510 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 4,074 lb
- Empty weight
- 2,540 lb
- Powerplant
- Maybach Mb.IVa 6-cylinder water-cooled inline piston engine
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 29 ft
- Wingspan
- 51 ft
- Height
- 11 ft
- Number built
- 35
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.