Zlín Z-XII

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Z-XII

Role  | Sports aircraft

Type of aircraft

Manufacturer  | Zlín
First flight  | 1935
Number built | 252–259

The Zlín Z-XII is a Czechoslovak two-seat sports aircraft, and the first major design success by the Zlínská Letecká Akciová Společnost (Zlín) aircraft manufacturing company, after its founding in Otrokovice after the takeover by the Bata Group.

## Design and development

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Zlín XII, aerodrom Zlín

The low-wing all-wooden aircraft was designed by Jaroslav Lonek. Two prototypes, with different engines, were presented in April 1935. These were subjected to an extensive test program.

The Z-XII, equipped with a 33 / 35 kW (44 / 47 hp) Zlin Persy II engine emerged as the winner from the tests. The Z-212 was an improved version, equipped with a Walter Mikron engine. The aircraft could come with an open cockpit or with a cockpit hood. It was a very popular aircraft and was exported to many countries.

Walter Mikron and Zlín Z-XII (1935)

Production of the Z-212 ran under German supervision after the occupation of Czechoslovakia. The German Luftwaffe operated Z-XIIs and Z-212s until 1943, and about 20 Z-XIIs went to Slovakia. One Z-212 was captured by the Americans at the end of World War II. It was later used for sightseeing flights. Another Z-XII survived the war, being disassembled into parts in Otrokovice. It was later rebuilt and flew with the registration OK-ZJD.

A total of 201 Z-XIIs and 58 (other sources mention 51) Z-212s were built. Replicas of Z-XII and Z-212 have been built.

Walter Mikron and Zlín Z-XII (1935)

## Variants

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Z-XII
Equipped with a 33 kW (44 hp) ZLAS or 47 kW (63 hp) Zlin Persy II engine
Z-212
Equipped with a Walter Mikron engine

## Operators

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Zlin XII with open cockpit.

### Former civil operators

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* Czechoslovakia
* Egypt
* France
* Great Britain
* Hungary
* Brazil
* Japan
* Italy
* Romania
* Sweden
* South Africa
* United States
* Yugoslavia

Zlin-212 with Walter Mikron engine Walter Mikron II and Zlín-212 (1938)

### Former military operators

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Czechoslovakia

* Czechoslovak Air Force operated this type postwar under designation K-72.

Germany

* Luftwaffe (small numbers)[1]

Slovak Republic

* Slovenské vzdušné zbrane

United Kingdom

* One Zlin 212 Tourist was impressed into service in India in 1942.

Kingdom of Yugoslavia

* Yugoslav Royal Air Force – One aircraft was impressed into military service in April 1940.

* One Zlin 12 was used for a short time by the Irgun.

## Aircraft on display

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Serbia

* Museum of Aviation (Belgrade) in Belgrade

Zlín Z-XII is on display. [1]

Czech Republic

* Prague Aviation Museum in Prague

## Specifications (Z-XII)

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Three-view drawing (Z-212)

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1938[2]

General characteristics

* Crew: 2
* Length: 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
* Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
* Height: 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
* Wing area: 12 m2 (130 sq ft)
* Empty weight: 295 kg (650 lb)
* Gross weight: 500 kg (1,102 lb)
* Fuel capacity: 42 L (11 US gal; 9.2 imp gal) in a fuselage tank
* Powerplant: 1 × Zlin Persy II 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 35 kW (47 hp) for take-off; 34 kW (45 hp) normal
* Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

* Maximum speed: 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)
* Cruise speed: 125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn)

* Landing speed: 70 km/h (43 mph; 38 kn)
* Range: 450 km (280 mi, 240 nmi)
* Service ceiling: 3,200 m (10,500 ft)
* Time to altitude: 400 m (1,300 ft) in 4 minutes
* Wing loading: 41.6 kg/m2 (8.5 lb/sq ft)
* Power/mass: 0.0408 hp/lb (0.0671 kW/kg)

## Notes

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1. ^ Ketley, Barry, and Rolfe, Mark. Luftwaffe Fledglings 1935–1945: Luftwaffe Training Units and their Aircraft (Aldershot, GB: Hikoki Publications, 1996), p.11.
2. ^ Grey, C.G.; Bridgman, Leonard, eds. (1938). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1938. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 98c.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zlin Z-XII.

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Aircraft produced by Zlín and Moravan

Manufacturer
designations|

* Z-I
* Z-II
* Z-III
* Z-IV
* Z-V
* Z-VI
* Z-VII
* Z-VIII
* Z-IX
* Z-X
* Z-XI
* Z-XII
* Z-XIII
* Z-13
* Z-XIV
* Z-XV
* Z-XVI
* Z-XVII1
* Z-XVIII
* Z-XIX1
* Z-20
* Z-XXI/21
* Z-22
* Z-231
* Z-24
* Z-25
* Z-26
* Z-271
* Z-28
* Z-291
* Z-30
* Z-311
* Z-32
* Z-33
* Z-34
* Z-35
* Z-36
* Z-37
* Z-38
* Z-39
* Z-401
* Z-41
* Z-42
* Z-43
* Z-44
* Z-45
* Z-46
* Z-47
* Z-48
* Z-491
* Z-50
* Z-51
* Z-52
* Z-53 through Z-591
* Z-60
* Z-61
* Z-62 through Z-891
* Z-90
* Z-91 through Z-1121
* Z-113
* Z-114 through Z-1191
* Z-120
* Z-1211
* Z-122
* Z-1231
* Z-1241
* Z-125
* Z-126
* Z-127 through Z-1341
* Z-135
* Z-1361
* Z-137
* Z-138 through Z-1411
* Z-142
* Z-143
* Z-144 through Z-1801
* Z-181
* Z-182 through Z-2111
* Z-212
* Z-213 through Z-2241
* Z-225
* Z-226
* Z-227 through Z-2411
* Z-242
* Z-243 through Z-2801
* Z-281
* Z-282 through Z-3111
* Z-312
* Z-313 through Z-3241
* Z-325
* Z-326
* Z-327 through Z-3801
* Z-381
* Z-382 through Z-3991
* Z-400
* Z-401 through Z-4251
* Z-426
* Z-427 through Z-5251
* Z-526
* Z-527 through Z-6251
* Z-626
* Z-627 through Z-7251
* Z-726

By name|

* Akrobat
* Čmelák
* Derviš
* Junak
* Savage
* Šohaj
* Trener
* Trener-Master

1 Unknown/not assigned

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Reich Air Ministry (RLM) aircraft designations (list)

1 to 100|

* 8-11
* Fi 2
* 8-31
* 8-41
* Fi 5
* DFS 6
* 8-71
* Gö 8
* Gö 9
* Do 10
* Do 11/Wn 11
* 8-124/Do 12
* Do 13
* Do 14
* Do 15
* Do 16/Wn 16
* Do 17
* Do 18
* Do 19
* Do 20
* 8-211
* Do 22
* Do 23
* Do 24
* Do 253/Kl 25
* Do 26/Kl 26
* 8-27/Do 273/Kl 275
* 8-281
* 8-29/Do 29
* Fw 30
* Kl 31
* Kl 32
* Ju 33
* Ju 34
* Kl 35
* Kl 36
* He 373
* He 38/Ju 38
* DFS 39
* BV 40/DFS 40
* He 413
* Fw 42/He 42
* Fw 43
* Fw 44
* He 45
* He 46/Ju 46
* Fw 47/He 47
* Ju 48
* He 49/Ju 49
* He 50/Ju 50
* He 51
* He 52/Ju 52
* Ju 53
* DFS 54/NR 54
* Fw 55/NR 55
* Fw 56
* 8-574/Fw 57
* Fw 58/He 58
* He 59
* He 60/Ju 60
* Fa 61/Fw 61/He 61
* Fw 62/He 62
* 8-634/He 63
* Ar 64/He 64
* Ar 65/He 65
* Ar 66/He 66
* Ar 67
* Ar 68
* Ar 69
* He 70
* 8-714/He 71
* He 72
* He 733
* He 74
* Al 75
* Ar 76/FZG 766
* Ar 77
* Ar 783
* Ar 79
* Ar 80
* Ar 81
* 8-824
* 8-831
* Al 84
* Ju 85
* Ju 86
* Ju 87
* Ju 88
* Ju 89
* Ju 90
* Ju 913
* Ju 92
* Ju 933
* Ju 943
* Ar 95
* Ar 96
* Fi 97
* Fi 98
* Fi 99
* Fi 1003/He 100

101 to 200|

* Al 101
* Al 102
* Al 103/Fi 103
* R
* Fh 104
* Kl 105
* Kl 106
* Kl 107
* Bf 108
* Bf 109/Bf 109R6
* Bf 110
* He 111/He 111U6
* He 112
* He 1136
* He 114
* He 115
* He 116
* He 1173/Hs 117
* He 118
* He 119
* He 120
* Hs 121
* Hs 122
* Hs 123
* Hs 124
* Hs 125
* Hs 126
* Hs 127
* Hs 128
* Hs 129
* Hs 130
* Bü 131
* Bü 1323/Hs 132
* Bü 133
* Bü 134
* Ha 135
* Ha 136/Hü 136
* Ha 137
* BV 138
* Ha 139
* Ha 140
* BV 141
* BV 142
* BV 143
* BV 144
* Go 145
* Go 146
* Go 147/Ju 147
* Go 1483
* Go 149
* Go 150
* Kl 151
* Kl 152/Ta 152
* Kl 1533/Ta 153
* Kl 1543/Ta 154
* BV 155/Kl 1553/Me 155
* Fi 156
* Fi 157
* Fi 158
* Fw 159
* Ju 160
* Bf 161
* Bf 162/He 162
* Bf 163/Li 163/Me 163
* Me 164/MeC 164
* Bf 165
* Fi 166/FK 166
* Fi 167
* Fi 168
* Fi 1693
* He 170
* He 1713
* He 172
* He 1733
* He 1743
* 8-1754
* He 176
* He 177
* He 178
* He 1795
* Bü 180/He 180
* Bü 181
* Bü 182
* Bü 1833/Ta 183
* Fl 184
* Fl 185
* Fw 186/Ju 186
* Fw 187/Ju 1872
* Fw 1883/Ju 188
* Fw 189
* Fw 190
* Fw 191
* Ao 192
* Ao 1933/DFS 193
* DFS 194/Me 194
* Ar 195
* Ar 196
* Ar 197
* Ar 198
* Ar 199/FiSk 199
* Do 2004,6/Fw 200

201 to 300|

* Si 201
* Si 202
* DFS 203
* Si 204
* 8-2051
* Fw 206
* 8-2071
* Me 208
* Me 209 (I)/Me 209 (II)
* Me 210
* Hü 211
* 8-2124/Do 212
* 8-2131
* Do 214
* Do 215
* Do 216
* Do 217/Hs 217
* Do 2183
* He 219
* He 220
* Do 2213
* BV 222
* Fa 223
* Fa 224
* Ao 225/Fa 225
* BV 226/Ho 226
* FGP 227
* DFS 228
* Go 229/Ho 229
* 8-230/DFS 230
* Ar 231
* Ar 232
* Ar 233
* Ar 234
* Do 2355
* Fa 2363
* BV 237
* BV 238
* 8-2391
* Ar 240
* Go 241
* Go 242
* Me 2433
* Go 244
* Go 2453
* BV 246
* 8-2471
* Ju 248
* BV 250/Ho 250
* Ho 251
* Ho 252
* Ju 252
* Fi 253/Ho 253
* Ho 254/Ta 254
* 8-2551
* Fi 256
* SK 257
* 8-2581
* Fw 259
* 8-2601
* Me 261/Me 261w
* Me 262
* Me 263 (1941)/Me 263 (1942)/Me 263 (1945)
* Me 264
* Fl 265/Me 265
* Fa 266/Go 2663
* Ho 267
* Ju 268
* Fa 269
* He 270
* We 271
* He 2723
* He 2733
* He 274
* He 2755
* He 2763
* He 277
* He 278
* He 2793
* He 280
* He 2813
* Fl 282
* Fa 283
* Fa 284
* Fl 285
* Ju 286
* Ju 287
* Do 2884,6/Ju 288
* Ju 2893
* Ju 290
* Hs 291
* As 292/Hs 2923
* Hs 293
* Hs 294
* Hs 295
* Ar 296/Hs 296
* Hs 297
* Hs 298
* Ju 2993
* Fw 300

301 to 349|

* DFS 301
* 8-3021
* 8-3031
* 8-3041
* 8-3051
* 8-3061
* 8-3071
* 8-3081
* Me 309
* Zwilling
* Me 310
* 8-3111
* 8-3121
* 8-3134
* 8-3141
* Hs 315
* 8-3161
* Do 317
* Do 318
* He 319
* Me 3203
* Me 321
* Ju 322
* Me 323/ZMe 323
* 8-3241
* Fa 325/Fw 3253
* 8-3261
* Me 327
* Me 328
* Me 329
* Fa 330
* DFS 331
* DFS 332
* Fi 333
* Ar 3343/Me 334
* Do 335
* Fa 336
* Ju 3373
* 8-3381
* Fl 339
* Ar 340
* 8-341
* WNF 342
* He 343
* Rk 344/So 3445
* Go 345
* DFS 346
* Rk 347
* 8-3481
* Ba 349

Post-349 (non-sequential)|

* Ju 352
* Fi 356/Ju 356
* Me 362
* Me 3642
* Me 3683
* Ju 388
* Ju 390
* Fw 391
* Ar 3933
* Ar 396
* Ta 400
* Me 409
* Me 410
* Do 417
* He 419
* ZMe 423
* Ar 430/Ka 430
* Ar 432
* Do 435
* Ar 440
* 8-4454
* DFS 446
* Ju 452
* Me 4622
* DFS 468
* Ju 488
* Fw 491
* He 500
* Me 509
* Me 510
* He 519
* 8-5204
* ZSO 523
* Ar 532
* 8-5344
* Do 535/He 535
* Me 6002
* Me 609
* Ar 632
* Do 635/He 635/Ju 635

* 1 Not assigned
* 2 Unofficial/proposed
* 3 Assigned, but not used before RLM was dissolved
* 4 Assigned to captured aircraft
* 5 Unconfirmed
* 6 Propaganda/cover designation

Note: Official RLM designations had the prefix "8-", but this was usually dropped and replaced with the manufacturer's prefix.

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