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Zlin Z-25 Šohaj

🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia ·first flew 1947· club glider

2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. LG-125 Šohaj OK-0744 hung up in the rafters at Chrudin (3570902426): Jerry Gunner from Lincoln, UK· CC BY 2.0
2. Zlin Z-25 Sohaj OK-8853 (8257458490): Alan Wilson· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

The Zlín Šohaj (English: Laddy) series of club gliders began as a post World War II development of the DFS Olympia Meise. A large number were built in the 1940s and '50s.

base stats

speed 220 km/htop speed
size 330 kgmax take-off weight
built 286made 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.
Top speed is 1.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
Wingspan of 15.6 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

no engine: No engine: it glides on rising air.

spec sheet

first flight: 1947
number built: 286
role: club glider
origin: 🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia
makers: ZLIN AERO
engines: none (glider)
length: 7.2 m
wingspan: 15.6 m
max take-off weight: 330 kg
top speed: 220 km/h
range: —

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

Sources: Wikidata Q2741194, Wikipedia: Zlin Z-25 Šohaj (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.