Letov Š-19

what is it?

The Letov Š-19 was an airliner produced in small numbers in Czechoslovakia during the 1920s.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 14.1 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 178 km/htop speed
• range 770 kmwithout refuelling
• size 2,004 kgmax take-off weight
• built 7made 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 102 years ago, in 1924.
• 🚗Wingspan of 14.1 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

spec sheet

first flight

1924

number built

7

role

airliner

origin

🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia

makers

Letov

engines

1× Walter W-IV

length

8.9 m

wingspan

14.1 m

max take-off weight

2,004 kg

top speed

178 km/h

range

770 km

ceiling

4,900 m

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