Zlín Z-XII

what is it?

The Zlín Z-XII is a Czechoslovak two-seat sports aircraft, and the first major design success by the Zlínská Letecká Akciová Společnost (Zlín) aircraft manufacturing company, after its founding in Otrokovice after the takeover by the Bata Group.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 150 km/htop speed
• range 450 kmwithout refuelling
• size 500 kgmax take-off weight
• built 201made 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 91 years ago, in 1935.
• 🚗Wingspan of 10 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

1935

number built

201

role

sports aircraft

makers

ZLIN AERO

engines

1× Zlin Persy II

crew

2

length

7.8 m

wingspan

10 m

height

1.8 m

max take-off weight

500 kg

top speed

150 km/h

cruise speed

125 km/h

range

450 km

ceiling

3,200 m

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