Letov Š-1

what is it?

The Letov Š-1 was a Czechoslovak single-engined, two-seat biplane surveillance aircraft. It was the first military aircraft built in Czechoslovakia. It was designed by Alois Šmolík at Letov Kbely.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 13.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 194 km/htop speed
• range 715 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,375 kgmax take-off weight
• built 90made 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 106 years ago, in 1920.
• 🚗Wingspan of 13.2 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

1920

number built

90

role

surveillance

makers

Letov

engines

1× Hiero L

crew

2

length

8.3 m

wingspan

13.2 m

height

3.1 m

max take-off weight

1,375 kg

top speed

194 km/h

range

715 km

ceiling

6,000 m

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