| Letov Š-12
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| Role
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Fighter Type of aircraft
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| Manufacturer
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Letov Kbely
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| Designer
|
Alois Šmolík
|
| First flight
|
1924
|
| Number built
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1
|
| Developed from
|
Letov Š-4
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The Letov Š-12 was a fighter aircraft built by Letov in the early 1920s.
Design
The Š-12 was a monoplane based on the Letov Š-4. The aircraft remained a prototype only without entering mass production.[1][2]
Specifications (Š-12)
Data from [3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 6.58 m (21 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 15.5 m2 (167 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 673 kg (1,484 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 983 kg (2,167 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8Ba V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 160 kW (220 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)
- Cruise speed: 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)
- Range: 470 km (290 mi, 250 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 6,000 m (20,000 ft)
Armament
- Guns: 2x 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine guns
References
- ^ Vaclav Nemecek. Ceskoslovenska Letadla (translated by Dmitry Pismensky)
- ^ Air International. Fighter a to z
- ^ "Letov S.12".
