The Letov Š-8 was a Czech racing aircraft designed by Alois Šmolik. The aircraft was wooden-built, mostly fabric covered, with tail-skid undercarriage and was powered by a Napier Lion engine.
Letov Š-8 | |
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Role | Racing aircraft |
National origin | Czech Republic |
Manufacturer | Letov Kbely |
First flight | 1923 |
Specifications
Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1924[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Length: 8.3 m (27 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 11.4 m (37 ft 5 in)
- Height: 3.45 m (11 ft 4 in)
- Wing area: 16.5 m2 (178 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,030 kg (2,271 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,230 kg (2,712 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Napier Lion piston aero-engine, 340 kW (450 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 360 km/h (220 mph, 190 kn)
- Cruise speed: 330 km/h (210 mph, 180 kn)
- Range: 400 km (250 mi, 220 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 7,000 m (23,000 ft)
- Wing loading: 74.8 kg/m2 (15.3 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 0.2834 kW/kg (0.1724 hp/lb)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Letov Š-8.
- Němeček, Václav (1968). Československá letadla. NV.
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