Letov Š-6

what is it?

The Letov Š-6 was a bomber aircraft produced in Czechoslovakia during the 1920s. Derived from the Š-2, it was a biplane of conventional design. The wing cellule was an all-new design with a thicker profile, and while it had been intended to build them with a metal structure, wood was used instead due to shortages.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · 15.8 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 180 km/htop speed
• range 1,200 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,848 kgmax take-off weight
• built 35made 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 103 years ago, in 1923.
• 🚗Wingspan of 15.8 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,200 km: 7× Amsterdam to Brussels.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1923

number built

35

role

bomber

origin

🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia

makers

Letov

engines

1× Maybach Mb.IVa

crew

2

length

8.9 m

wingspan

15.8 m

height

3.6 m

max take-off weight

1,848 kg

top speed

180 km/h

range

1,200 km

ceiling

6,250 m

wings

biplane

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