Letov Š-16

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Letov Š-16
Type er
Manufacturer Letov Kbely
Designed by Šmolík
Maiden flight 1926
Primary user Czechoslovakian Air Force

The Letov Š-16 was a Czechoslovak single-engined, two-seat biplane bomber. It was designed by Alois Šmolík at Letov Kbely. Š-16 first flew in 1926.

[edit] Variants

  • S-16 : Two-seat bomber, reconnaissance biplane.
  • S-16L : Export version for Latvia.
  • S-16T : Export version for Turkey.
  • S-16V : Seaplane version for Yugoslavia. One built.

[edit] Specifications (Š-16)

Data from[citation needed]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 10.22 m (33 ft 6 in)
  • Wingspan: 15.30 m (50 ft 2 in)
  • Height: ()
  • Empty weight: 1,400 kg (3,080 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1× Lorraine Dietrich inline engine, 331 kW (450 hp)

Performance

Armament

  • 1x fixed machine gun
  • 1x twin machine gun on swiwel mount

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