Zlín Z-26

what is it?

The Zlin Z-26 Trenér was a tandem-seat basic training aircraft built by the Czechoslovak company Moravan. A low-wing monoplane of largely wooden construction, it was developed into a series of all-metal trainers. Several were also produced in aerobatic variants, known as the Akrobat.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · low wing · 9.9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 236 km/htop speed
• range 440 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,000 kgmax take-off weight
• built 173made 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 1.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 9.9 m: about 2 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

1947-09

number built

173

role

training aircraft

origin

🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia

makers

ZLIN AERO

engines

1× Avia M 137AZ / Walter Minor 4-III

length

8 m

wingspan

9.9 m

height

2.1 m

max take-off weight

1,000 kg

top speed

236 km/h

cruise speed

216 km/h

range

440 km

ceiling

4,500 m

wings

low wing

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