Zlín Z 526

Zlin Z-526

Role  | Sports plane
Manufacturer  | Zlin Aircraft
First flight  | 1959
Number built | 1,400+

The Zlin Z-526 Akrobat is a Czech sports plane used in aerobatics.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Variants
* 3 Aircraft On Display
* 4 Specifications (Z-526 Trener-Master)
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## History

The Z-526 was originally designed by Zlin Aircraft in 1959. Its two-seat version is called the Trener-Master.

The Z 526's layout was organized with the pilot in the rear, and the student in the front. The aircraft could be equipped also with tip tanks and a constant speed propeller. The Z-526F was introduced in 1968 and was equipped with a 135 kW (180 hp) Avia M 137A engine, the export version Z-526L differing by being equipped with a 150 kW (200 hp) Lycoming AEIO-360 flat-four. Single-seat versions included the Z-526A, Z-526AS, and the Z-526AFS.

The Z-526 AFM was built between 1981 and 1984 and was powered by a 155 kW (210 hp) Avia M337 engine, had tip tanks and a lengthened fuselage. The aircraft was later developed into the Zlin Z-726.

More than 1,400 Z-526s were manufactured, many for military and private flying schools.

## Variants

Z-526
Two-seat version
Z-526A
Single-seat version
Z-526AF
Single-seat version
Z-526AFS
Single-seat version
Z-526AFM Condor
powered by an Avia M337 inverted six-cylinder engine giving 210hp(157kW)

## Aircraft On Display

Serbia

* Z-526M - Museum of Aviation (Belgrade) in Belgrade[1]

## Specifications (Z-526 Trener-Master)

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1968–69[2]

General characteristics

* Crew: 2 (526A / 526F \- 1)
* Length: 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
* Wingspan: 10.6 m (34 ft 9 in)
* Height: 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
* Wing area: 15.45 m2 (166.3 sq ft)
* Airfoil: root: NACA 2418; tip: NACA 4412[3]
* Empty weight: 680 kg (1,499 lb)

Z 526A 650 kg (1,430 lb)

* Max takeoff weight: 975 kg (2,150 lb) (trainer)

940 kg (2,070 lb) (aerobatic)
Z 526A 830 kg (1,830 lb) (aerobatic)

* Fuel capacity: 2x 45 L (12 US gal; 9.9 imp gal) tanks in the wing roots, with a 7 L (1.8 US gal; 1.5 imp gal) gravity collector tank in the fuselage.
* Powerplant: 1 × Walter Minor 6-III 6-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engine, 120 kW (160 hp) (later variants 155 kW (208 hp) Avia M337)
* Propellers: 2-bladed V 503, 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) diameter constant-speed propeller

Performance

* Maximum speed: 220 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn) at sea level
* Cruise speed: 208 km/h (129 mph, 112 kn) (70% power)
* Landing speed: 78 km/h (48 mph; 42 kn)
* Never exceed speed: 320 km/h (200 mph, 170 kn)
* Range: 580 km (360 mi, 310 nmi)
* Ferry range: 610 km (380 mi, 330 nmi) with wing-tip tanks
* Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
* Rate of climb: 5 m/s (980 ft/min) at sea level

* Take-off run: 220 m (720 ft)
* Landing run: 135 m (443 ft)

## References

1. ↑ "Muzej Yugoslovenskog Ratnog Vazduhoplovstva - Belgrade - Serbia". http://www.aviationmuseum.eu/World/Europe/Serbia/Belgrade/Muzej_Ratnog_Vazduhoplovstva.htm.
2. ↑ Taylor, John W.R., ed (1968). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1968–69. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company. p. 26.
3. ↑ Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html.

## External links

* Moravan Aeroplanes, Inc., The Czech Republic - manufacturer
* Zlin Treners -This aeroplane teaches you to fly!-

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