Aero L-60 Brigadýr

what is it?

The Aero L-60 Brigadýr (Czech: Brigadier) was a small, high-wing propeller-driven Czechoslovak STOL utility aircraft developed for both civil and military use. A prototype, designated XL-60, with Argus As 10C engine, first flew on December 24, 1953, but it was not successful. The plane was thoroughly redesigned and the second improved prototype, with M-208B flat-six engine, flew on June 8, 1954.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 14 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 193 km/htop speed
• range 720 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 3passengers
• size 1,560 kgmax take-off weight
• built 273made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 73 years ago, in 1953.
• 🚗Wingspan of 14 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1953-12-24

number built

273

role

utility aircraft

makers

AERO Vodochody Aerospace

engines

1× Praga Doris M 208-B

crew

1

passengers

3

length

8.5 m

wingspan

14 m

height

2.7 m

max take-off weight

1,560 kg

top speed

193 km/h

cruise speed

175 km/h

range

720 km

ceiling

4,200 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.