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6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Zlin 42M OK-JSB: RadekS· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Zlín Z-142: Marek Ślusarczyk ( Tupungato ) www.wyprawa.info· CC BY 2.5
- 3. Repair of aircraft Zlin Z-42m (15349869431): Aleksander Markin· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. Zlin Z 42 M: Pysiekm· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Zlin Z-42 MU: Lothar Weber· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Zlin Z-42MU AN1953272: Alan Lebeda· GFDL 1.2
what is it?
The Zlín Z 42 is a Czech single-engine two-seat trainer aircraft manufactured by Moravan Otrokovice. A developed version, the Z 142, is the most popular aircraft variant in the manufacturer's aircraft line.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · low wing · 9.1 m wingspan
base stats
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 59 years ago, in 1967.
- Top speed is 1.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 9.1 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
- 1967-10-17
- introduced
- 1970
- status
- still flying
- number built
- —
- role
- sport, personal and trainer aircraft
- makers
- ZLIN AERO
- engines
- 1× Avia M 137 AZ
- crew
- 1
- passengers
- 1
- length
- 7.1 m
- wingspan
- 9.1 m
- height
- 2.7 m
- max take-off weight
- 970 kg
- top speed
- 226 km/h
- cruise speed
- 215 km/h
- range
- 530 km
- ceiling
- 4,250 m
- wings
- low wing
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q217877, Wikipedia: Zlín Z 42 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.