Zlín Z-326

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Zlín Z-326
Zlin Z326 Trener HB-URX Lille-Bond 25.07.65 edited-3.jpg
Swiss Z-326 (1965)
Type: School and sport aircraft
Design country:

CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia

Manufacturer:

Zlín (Moravan)

First flight:

1957

Commissioning:

1959

Production time:

1959-1968

Number of pieces:

436

The Zlín Z-326 Trenér Master is a Czechoslovak training and aerobatic aircraft .

development

The prototype flew for the first time in 1957, series production began in 1959 and ended in 1968. The single-seat Z-326A Akrobat appeared parallel to the two-seater school version . In total, the Zlín factory in Otrokovice built 436 Trenér Masters / Acrobats.

The Zlín Z-326 is based on the Z-226 , but differs from it by the retractable landing gear used for the first time in the "Trenér" series, wings that have been extended by 30 centimeters and a radio set installed as standard. The Z-326 also has a tow hook for gliders . To increase the range, a 35 liter additional tank can be carried at each end of the wing.

Others

The former DM-WKA under the new label D-EWTR at the ILA 2018

The Aerobatic World Championships held in Budapest in 1962 were won by a Z-326A of the Hungarian team equipped with a supercharged M-337 engine and a three-bladed adjustable propeller.

In 1966 three Z-326A (DM-WKA, WKC, WKD) flying in the GDR were equipped with adjustable propellers and larger oil coolers. With these modernized aircraft, third place could be achieved at the 4th World Championships in aerobatics in 1967. The DM – WKB is now in the Aviation Museum Kbely , the DM – WKA was restored in Rudolstadt and has been approved as D – EWTR again since May 2014 in an airworthy condition. A total of five acrobats and six Trenér Masters were used at the GST .

Technical specifications

The Z-326A (DM – WKB) of the GDR aerobatic selection in the Prague Museum
Parameter Z-326A acrobat Z-326 Trenér Master
crew 1 1–2 (flight instructor / student pilot)
length 7.83 m
span 10.59 m
height 2.10 m
Wing area 15.45 m²
Wing extension 7.3
Empty mass 637 kg 650 kg
Takeoff mass 790 kg 910 kg
Wing loading k. A. 58.7 kg / m²
drive a Walter Minor 6-III
power 118 kW (160 PS)
Top speed 240 km / h 230 km / h
Cruising speed 212 km / h 210 km / h
Climb performance 4.2 m / s 4.4 m / s
Service ceiling 4750 m 4800 m
Range 580 km

literature

  • Detlef Billig, Tobias Harzendorf: Zlin ... In: type show . No. 03 . TOM-Modellbau, Friedland 2006, ISBN 3-939439-02-9 .
  • Hans-Joachim Mau: Czechoslovak aircraft . 1st edition. Transpress, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-344-00121-3 , p. 98/99 .
  • Heinz AF Schmidt: Airplanes from all over the world . 3rd revised edition. Transpress, Berlin 1970, p. 20 .

Web links

Commons : Zlin Z-26  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tobias Harzdorf: The last of its kind in the air: Zlin-326A is allowed to fly again. In: Fliegerrevue X , No. 48, 2014, pp. 90-103
  2. ^ Detlef Billig, Manfred Meyer: Airplanes of the GDR. Volume 3, TOM Modellbau 2003, ISBN 3-613-02285-0 , p. 88.