Beneš-Mráz Be-60 Bestiola

what is it?

The Beneš-Mráz Be-60 Bestiola was a Czechoslovak light aircraft produced in the 1930s. The highwing monoplane had two side-by-side seats in an enclosed cabin, braced wings, and a fixed undercarriage. It was first flown in 1935, undergoing testing quickly.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · shoulder wing · 11.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 150 km/htop speed
• range 470 kmwithout refuelling
• size 490 kgmax take-off weight
• built 23made 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 91 years ago, in 1935.
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.2 m: about 2 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

1935

number built

23

role

light aircraft

origin

🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia

makers

Beneš-Mráz

engines

1× Walter Mikron II / Mikron

crew

2

length

6.7 m

wingspan

11.2 m

max take-off weight

490 kg

top speed

150 km/h

cruise speed

125 km/h

range

470 km

ceiling

3,400 m

wings

shoulder wing

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