Zlin Z-526
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| Type | Sports plane |
| Manufacturer | Zlin Aircraft |
| Maiden flight | 1959 |
| Number built | 1,400+ |
The Zlin Z-526 Akrobat is a Czech sports plane used in aerobatics.
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[edit] History
The Z-526 was originally designed by Zlin Aircraft in 1959. Its two seat version is called the Trener-Master
The Z 526's layout was organized with pilot in the rear, and student in front. The aircraft could also be equipped with tip tanks and a constant speed propeller. The Z-526F was introduced in 1968 and was equipped with a 135 kW (180 hp) Avia M 137A engine, the export version Z-526L differed in being equipped with a 150 kW (200 hp) Lycoming AEIO-360 flat four. Single seat versions included the Z-526A, Z-526AS, and the Z-526AFS.
The Z-526 AFM was built between 1981 and 1984 and was powered by a 155 kW (210 hp) Avia M337 engine, had tip tanks and a lengthened fuselage. The aircraft was later developed into the Zlin Z-726.
More than 1,400 Z-526s were manufactured, many for military and private flying schools.
[edit] September 2007 mid-air collision
Two Z-526AFSs and one Z-526F from the Żelazny aerobatics team were performing at the Radom Air Show in Poland on 1 September 2007, when two of them collided in mid-air, killing both pilots.[1]
[edit] Variants
- Z-526
- Twin seat version
- Z-526A
- Single seat version
- Z-526AF
- Single seat version
- Z-526AFS
- Single seat version
[edit] Specifications (Z-526F)
General characteristics
- Crew: One or two
- Length: 8.00 m (26 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 10.60 m (34 ft 9 in)
- Height: 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
- Wing area: 15.5 m² (166.3 ft²)
- Empty weight: 665 kg (1,465 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 975 kg (2,150 lb)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 244 km/h (132 knots)
- Cruise speed: 210 km/h (113 knots)
- Range: 475 km (256 nm)
- Service ceiling 5,200 m (17,060 ft)
- Rate of climb: 5.99 m/s (1,180 ft/min)
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