Zlín Z 526
| Zlin Z-526 | |
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| Role | Sports plane |
| Manufacturer | Zlin Aircraft |
| First flight | 1959 |
| Number built | 1,400+ |
The Zlin Z-526 Akrobat is a Czech sports plane used in aerobatics.
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 the pilot in the rear, and the student in front. The aircraft could be equipped also 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 differing by 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.
Variants
- Z-526
- Two-seat version
- Z-526A
- Single-seat version
- Z-526AF
- Single-seat version
- Z-526AFS
- Single-seat version
- Z-526AFM Condor
- powered by an Avia M337 inverted six-cylinder engine giving 210hp(157kW)
Aircraft On Display
- Serbia
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)
External links
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- Moravan Aeroplanes, Inc., The Czech Republic - manufacturer
- Zlin Treners -This aeroplane teaches you to fly!-