Letov Š-50

The Letov Š-50 was a 1930s prototype Czechoslovakian military general-purpose monoplane, designed and built by Letov.[1]

Letov Š-50
Role General-utility monoplane
National origin Czechoslovakia
Manufacturer Letov
First flight 1938
Number built 1

Development
Letov Š.50.1, prototype, autumn 1938

The Š-50 was an all-metal twin-engined low mid-wing monoplane that first flew in 1938.[1] It was powered by two 420 hp (313 kW) Avia Rk.17 radial engines.[1] It had a fixed landing gear and twin fins and rudders. Following the German occupation, development was stopped.[1]

Specifications

Data from Les Ailes, 1 December 1938[2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: three: observer/radio operator/bombaimer/nose gunner, pilot and dorsal gunner
  • Length: 12.60 m (41 ft 4 in)
  • Wingspan: 17.30 m (56 ft 9 in)
  • Height: 3.80 m (12 ft 6 in)
  • Wing area: 43 m2 (460 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 2,475 kg (5,456 lb)
  • Gross weight: 4,093 kg (9,024 lb) in bomber configuration
  • Fuel capacity: 920 L (200 imp gal; 240 US gal)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Avia Rk.17 nine-cylinder radial piston engine, 310 kW (420 hp) each
  • Propellers: 2-bladed Hamilton Standard metal, constant speed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 305 km/h (190 mph, 165 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 270 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn) at 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
  • Range: 1,200 km (750 mi, 650 nmi) at crise spee, bomber configuration
  • Service ceiling: 7,200 m (23,600 ft) practical
  • Time to altitude: 7.5 min to 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
  • Take-off and landing distances: 140 m (460 ft)

Armament

References
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Notes
  1. Orbis 1985, p. 2316
  2. Les Ailes December 1938
Bibliography
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing.
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