Letov Š-16
The Letov Š-16 was a Czechoslovak single-engined, two-seat biplane bomber. It was designed by Alois Šmolík at Letov Kbely. The Š-16 first flew in 1926.[1]
| Letov Š-16 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Letov Š-116 | |
| Role | Bomber |
| Manufacturer | Letov Kbely |
| Designer | Šmolík |
| First flight | 1926 |
| Primary user | Czechoslovakian Air Force |
| Number built | 89 |
Variants
- Š-16
- Two-seat bomber, reconnaissance biplane.
- Š-16J
- Seaplane version for Yugoslavia. One built.
- Š-16L
- Export version for Latvia.
- Š-16T
- Export version for Turkey.
- Š-116
- version with Skoda L engine
- Š-216
- version with Walter-built Bristol Jupiter engine
- Š-316
- version with Hispano-Suiza 12N engine
- Š-416
- version with Breitfeld-Danek BD-500 engine
- Š-516
- version with Isotta-Fraschini Asso 750 engine
- Š-616
- version with Hispano-Suiza 12Nbr engine
- Š-716
- version with Skoda L engine
- Š-816
- version with Praga ESV engine
- Š-916
- version with Lorraine-Dietrich engine
- Š-17
- third prototype Š-16 with a V-12 Breitfeld-Danek (Praga) BD-500 engine[2]
Operators
- Czechoslovakian Air Force (115 aircraft)
- Aviation Regiment (21 aircraft)
- Turkish Air Force (16 aircraft)
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- Yugoslav Royal Navy (one aircraft)
Specifications (Š-316)
Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928[3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 10.22 m (33 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 15.3 m (50 ft 2 in)
- Height: 3.23 m (10 ft 7 in)
- Wing area: 46.4 m2 (499 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,400 kg (3,086 lb)
- Gross weight: 2,450 kg (5,401 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12N V-12 water-cooled piston engine, 340 kW (450 hp)
Performancemaximum
- 228 km/h (142 mph; 123 kn) at 1,800 m (5,900 ft)
- Stall speed: 90 km/h (56 mph, 49 kn)
- Service ceiling: 6,000 m (20,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 3 m/s (590 ft/min)
- Time to altitude: 5,000 m (16,000 ft) in 23 minutes 30 seconds
- Wing loading: 52.7 kg/m2 (10.8 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 0.138 kW/kg (0.084 hp/lb)
Armament
- Guns: 1x fixed, forward-firing, 7.7 mm (0.303 in) ZB vz.09 machine-gun in the forward fuselage; 2x 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Lewis guns on a flexible mount in the rear cockpit.
References
- Taylor, John W. R.; Alexander, Jean; et al. (1969). Combat aircraft of the world. London: Ebury P.; Michael Joseph. pp. 62–63. ISBN 0-71810-564-8.
- "Letov Designations".
- Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 78c.
Bibliography
- Passingham, Malcolm (February 1997). "Le Letov S-16 (première partie)". Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (47): 19–27. ISSN 1243-8650.
- Passingham, Malcolm (April 1997). "Le Letov S-16 (3ème et dernière partie)". Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (49): 14–16. ISSN 1243-8650.
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