Let LF-109 Pionýr
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| Role | Glider |
| National origin | Czechoslovakia |
| Manufacturer | Let Kunovice |
| First flight | 1950 |
| Number built | ca. 470 |
The Let LF-109 Pionýr is a glider aircraft developed by Czechoslovak manufacturer Let Kunovice. It was designed as a two-seater training aircraft and the first flight was performed in March 1950. The plane features a simple and robust design of a fabric-covered steel tube fuselage and has good flight characteristics. In total, about 470 aircraft were built.[1]
Specifications
[edit]General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Length: 7.770 m (25 ft 5.90 in)
- Wingspan: 13.470 m (44 ft 2.32 in)
- Wing area: 20.200 m2 (217.431 sq ft)
- Aspect ratio: 8.98
- Airfoil: 9% maximum thickness
- Empty weight: 250 kg (551.2 lb)
- Gross weight: 440 kg (970.0 lb)
Performance
References
[edit]- ^ "The Virtual Aviation Museum - Let LF 109 Pionyr". Luftfahrtmuseum.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
- Brskovsky, Jan (1983). "Monografie: LF-109 Pionýr: Čast I". Letectví a Kosmonautika (in Czech). Vol. 59, no. 16. pp. 632–634.
- Brskovsky, Jan (1983). "Monografie: LF-109 Pionýr: Čast II". Letectví a Kosmonautika (in Czech). Vol. 59, no. 17. pp. 672–634.
- Brskovsky, Jan (1983). "Monografie: LF-109 Pionýr: Čast III". Letectví a Kosmonautika (in Czech). Vol. 59, no. 18. pp. 712–714.
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