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Š-6
Letov Š-6 (1923)
Role Bomber
National origin Czechoslovakia
Manufacturer Letov
First flight 1923
Primary user Czechoslovak Air Force
Number built 35

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 Czechoslovakian 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.

Specifications

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1924,[1] Flight: Goethenburg International Aero Exhibition Aero A.10[2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 8.85 m (29 ft 0 in)
  • Wingspan: 15.75 m (51 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 3.57 m (11 ft 9 in)
  • Wing area: 43 m2 (460 sq ft)
  • Airfoil: Jonkeroski (sic)
  • Empty weight: 1,152 kg (2,540 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,848 kg (4,074 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Maybach Mb.IVa 6-cylinder water-cooled inline piston engine, 190 kW (260 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)
  • Range: 1,200 km (750 mi, 650 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 6,250 m (20,510 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 2.6 m/s (510 ft/min)
  • Time to altitude: 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 14 minutes

See also

Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

References

  1. ^ Grey, C.G., ed. (1924). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1924. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. pp. 86b–87b.
  2. ^ The Technical Editor (August 23, 1923). "Gothenburg International Aero Exhibition". Flight. Vol. XV, no. 765. pp. 508–511. {{cite magazine}}: |author= has generic name (help)

Further reading

  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 573.
  • Němeček, Václav (1968). Československá letadla. Prague: Naše Vojsko.
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