Zlín 22

what is it?

The Zlín 22 Junák was a 1940s two-seat cabin monoplane, developed from the Zlín 381 (a licence-built Bücker Bü 181).

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · low wing · 10.6 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 180 km/htop speed
• range 1,200 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 1passengers
• size 650 kgmax take-off weight
• built 200made 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 79 years ago, in 1947.
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.6 m: about 2 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

1947-04-10

number built

200

role

two-seat cabin monoplane

origin

🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia

makers

ZLIN AERO

engines

1× Praga D

crew

1

passengers

1

length

7.3 m

wingspan

10.6 m

height

2 m

max take-off weight

650 kg

top speed

180 km/h

cruise speed

160 km/h

range

1,200 km

ceiling

3,800 m

wings

low wing

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