Letov Š-28

what is it?

The Letov Š-28 was a Czechoslovak single-engined, two-seat reconnaissance aircraft. It was manufactured by Letov Kbely in a number of versions with different powerplants. The most important version was the Š-328, which was produced in relatively high quantities (412 planes produced).

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 13.7 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 280 km/htop speed
• range 700 kmwithout refuelling
• size 2,640 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 97 years ago, in 1929.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 13.7 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

1929

introduced

1934

retired

1944

status

retired

number built

470

role

reconnaissance aircraft

origin

🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia

makers

Letov

engines

1× Walter Pegasus II-M.2

crew

2

length

10.4 m

wingspan

13.7 m

height

3.3 m

max take-off weight

2,640 kg

top speed

280 km/h

cruise speed

250 km/h

range

700 km

ceiling

7,200 m

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