Letov LK-2 Sluka

what is it?

Letov LK-2 Sluka is a Czech single-seat high-wing ultralight aircraft produced by the Letov aircraft factory in 1990s and later as a kitbuilt or custom production using tools and material which remained after the closing of the factory production. Sluka is a simple, cheap and easy to fly aircraft which contributed to a rapid growth of ultralight flying organized by then established Light Aircraft Association (LAA - Letecká amatérská asociace) in the Czech Republic. Its main purpose is a local hobby flying and a flight training as a complement to twin seat elementary trainers like Letov LK-3 and ST-4 or TL-32 Typhoon.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 9.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 120 km/htop speed
• range 200 kmwithout refuelling
• size 250 kgmax take-off weight

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 38 years ago, in 1988.
• 🚗Wingspan of 9.2 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

1988

introduced

1991

status

in production

number built

—

role

single-seat ultralight

origin

🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia

engines

1× Rotax 447 or 503

length

5.1 m

wingspan

9.2 m

height

2.5 m

max take-off weight

250 kg

top speed

120 km/h

cruise speed

70 km/h

range

200 km

ceiling

4,000 m

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