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Let L-200 Morava

🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia ·first flew 1957· touring / utility aircraft

Let L-200 Morava, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

The Let L-200 Morava is a two-engine touring and light passenger aircraft of the 1960s, designed and produced by Let Kunovice in the Czech Republic.

How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · 12.3 m wingspan

base stats

  • speed 290 km/htop speed
  • range 1,710 kmwithout refuelling
  • seats 4passengers
  • size 1,950 kgmax take-off weight
  • built 367made 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 69 years ago, in 1957.
  • Top speed is 2.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
  • Wingspan of 12.3 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Range of 1,710 km: 10× Amsterdam to Brussels.

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

spec sheet

first flight
1957-04-09
status
still flying
number built
367
role
touring / utility aircraft
origin
🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia
makers
LET Aircraft Industries
engines
2× Walter M337 / Walter Minor
crew
1
passengers
4
length
8.6 m
wingspan
12.3 m
height
2.3 m
max take-off weight
1,950 kg
top speed
290 km/h
cruise speed
256 km/h
range
1,710 km
ceiling
5,700 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q428167, Wikipedia: Let L-200 Morava (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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