Let LF-109 Pionýr

what is it?

The Let LF-109 Pionýr is a glider aircraft developed by Czechoslovak manufacturer Let Kunovice. It was designed as a two-seater training aircraft and the first flight was performed in March 1950. The plane features a simple and robust design of a fabric-covered steel tube fuselage and has good flight characteristics.

base stats

• size 440 kgmax take-off weight
• built 470made 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 76 years ago, in 1950.
• 🚗Wingspan of 13.5 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

no engine: No engine: it glides on rising air.

spec sheet

first flight

1950

number built

470

role

glider

origin

🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia

makers

LET Aircraft Industries

engines

none (glider)

length

7.8 m

wingspan

13.5 m

max take-off weight

440 kg

top speed

—

range

—

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