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Trener
ZLIN Z.126 TRENER 2 D-EWAC l
Z-126 Trener II
Role Training aircraft
Manufacturer Moravan Otrokovice
First flight 1947
Introduction 1948
Produced 1948-1977

Zlin Trener is a family of aircraft that was based on a basic training aircraft, the Z-26.

The original Z-26 was designed in late 1940s and produced in 1946 by Czechoslovakian company Moravan, as a basic trainer to replace the Bücker Jungmann and Bestmann. The Z-26 was a low-winged monoplane of mixed construction, with wooden wings and a welded metal tube fuselage, powered by a single four-cylinder piston engine, the Walter Minor 4-III. It first flew in early 1947, proving superior to the competing Praga 112, and was declared the winner, entering production in 1948.[1]

Later Z-26 variants were optimised to participate in aerobatic competitions and many were owned by private parties.

Variants[]

Zlin Z226T Trener 6 OK-KNP LBG 29.05

Zlin Z-226T Trener 6 exhibited at the 1957 Paris Air Show

The following variants were progressive improvements on the Z-26:

Z-26 - two-seat primary trainer aircraft. 163 built.[2]
Z-126 - all-metal wing replaced the wooden wing
Z-226 - more powerful Walter Minor 6-III six-cylinder engine
Z-226A - single-seat aerobatic aircraft
Z-226B - glider tug aircraft
Z-226T - basic training version
Z-326 - 160hp model with an electrically retractable undercarriage[3][4]
Z 526 - with the Walter 6-III six-cylinder engine (equipped with carburetor)
Z-526A - single-seat aerobatic aircraft
Z-526F - Improved version. Avia M137 engine with fuel injector
Z-726 - shorter wing (9.87 meter span), shorter fuselage (7.98 meter length) with two seats. Avia M-137 AZ inverted six-cylinder engine with Fuel injection. All-metal except for fabric-covered aft fuselage. Cantilever low wing with wide-span flaps. Electrically-retractable undercarriage with tailwheeel. Tandem seating.[5]
Z-726K - variant of the 726 with a supercharged Avia M 337K engine (210 HP) and variable-pitch propeller. Not in serial production

Many sub-variants were also produced, for example the Z-526A and Z-526AFS were aerobatic specials. Production of the Z 26 series ended in the 1970s with the 726.

Operators[]

Military Operators[]

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Austrian Air Force
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Cuba Cuba
Cuban Air Force
Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakian Air Force
Flag of East Germany East Germany
East German Air Force
Flag of Egypt Egypt
Egyptian Air Force
Flag of Mozambique Mozambique
Air Force of Mozambique
Flag of Republika Srpska Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska Air Force - One civil aircraft impressed into service in 1995.
Flag of Romania Romania
Romanian Air Force ^ Aeroclubul Romaniei /Romanian Airclub
Flag of Vietnam Vietnam
Vietnam People's Air Force
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
SFR Yugoslav Air Force

Specifications (Z-726)[]

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976-77 [6]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2 (pilot and passenger; could be flown from either seat)
  • Length: 7.98 m (26 ft 2 in)
  • Wingspan: 9.87 m (32 ft 5 in)
  • Height: 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
  • Wing area: 14.89 m2 (160.3 sq ft)
  • Airfoil: NACA 2418 / NACA 4412
  • Empty weight: 700 kg (1,543 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) for standard flight (940 kg aerobatic)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Avia M137AZ 6-cyl. inverted air-cooled in-line piston engine, 134 kW (180 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 237 km/h (147 mph; 128 kn) at sea level
  • Cruising speed: 216 km/h (134 mph; 117 kn)
  • Stall speed: 98 km/h (61 mph; 53 kn)
  • Range: 440 km (273 mi; 238 nmi) with std fuel
  • Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,764 ft)
  • g limits: 6/-3
  • Rate of climb: 5 m/s (980 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 67.16 kg/m2 (13.76 lb/sq ft) std flight wt
  • Power/mass: 7.46 kg/kW

See also[]

  • Podesva Trener, a reproduction of the Zlín 126

References[]

  1. Mourik 2001, p. 61
  2. Taylor 1989, p. 908
  3. "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". May 1966. p. 100. 
  4. "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". August 1961. p. 49. 
  5. Zlin Z 726 Universal, Encyclopedia of The World's Commercial and Private Aircraft p. 248, Crescent Books, New York NY (1981)
  6. Taylor 1976, pp. 33–34.
  • Mondey, David. Encyclopedia of The World's Commercial and Private Aircraft. Crescent Books, New York NY (1981). p. 248.
  • Mourik, Dick van. "A to Zlin: An Illustrated History of a Light Aircraft Dynasty". Air Enthusiast, No. 93, May/June 2001. Stamford, UK:Key Publishing. ISSN 0143 5450. pp. 59–65.
  • Taylor, John W R. (editor). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976-77. London: Jane's Yearbooks, 1976. ISBN 0-354-00538-3.
  • Taylor, Michael J.H. (editor). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London:Bracken Books, 1989. ISBN 1-85170-324-1.

External links[]

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