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.

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 pilot in the rear, and student in front. The aircraft could also be equipped 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 differed in 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: Twin 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

Museum of Aviation (Belgrade) in Belgrade

A Zlin Z-526M is on display.

Specifications (Z-526F)

General characteristics

Crew: One or two
Length: 8.00 m (26 ft 3 in)
Wingspan: 10.60 m (34 ft 9 in)
Height: 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Wing area: 15.5 m² (166.3 ft²)
Empty weight: 665 kg (1,465 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 975 kg (2,150 lb)

Performance

Maximum speed: 244 km/h (132 knots)
Cruise speed: 210 km/h (113 knots)
Range: 475 km (256 nm)
Service ceiling: 5,200 m (17,060 ft)
Rate of climb: 5.99 m/s (1,180 ft/min)

External links

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Aircraft produced by Zlín and Moravan

Savage Cub 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-XV Z 20 Z 22 Z 24 Šohaj Z 26 Z 30 Z 37 Z 41 Z 42 Z 43 Z 44 Z 45 Z 46 Z 47 Z 58 Z 50 Z 52 Z 61 Z 90 Z 526

Aerobatics

Aircraft	List of aerobatic aircraft

Competitions	European Gliding Championships FAI European Aerobatic Championships FAI World Aerobatic Championships FAI World Grand Prix Red Bull Air Race World Championship World Gliding Championships

Maneuvers	Loop (Inside & Outside) Aileron roll Barrel roll Cuban Eight Falling leaf Hesitation roll Immelmann turn Kulbit Lomcevak Pugachev's Cobra Slip Spin Split S Stall Turn/Hammerhead Tailslide The Scissors Whifferdill turn Zurabatic Cartwheel

Organizations	British Aerobatic Association Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (Aresti Catalog) International Aerobatic Club International Miniature Aerobatic Club

Pilots	Cecilia R. Aragon Hannes Arch Princess Basmah Bani Ahmad Lincoln J. Beachey Péter Besenyei Ladislav Bezák Marta Bohn-Meyer Paul Bonhomme Pip Borrman Kirby Chambliss Julie Clark Marion Cole Vicki Cruse Mario de Bernardi Glen Dell Matthias Dolderer Wilhelm Düerkop Walter Extra Markus Feyerabend Gerhard Fieseler Jozef Gabris Michael Goulian Matt Hall Wayne Handley Ray Hanna Charlie Hillard Bob Hoover Bevo Howard Petr Jirmus Steve Jones Jurgis Kairys Georgij Kaminski Svetlana Kapanina Sándor Katona Charlie Kulp Anatoly Kvochur Nigel Lamb Jim LeRoy François Le Vot Leo Loudenslager Nancy Lynn Alejandro Maclean Pete McLeod Jerzy Makula Stanisław Makula Mikhail Mamistov Mike Mangold Scott Manning Catherine Maunoury Neil Williams Pyotr Nesterov Alexandr Panfierov Ivy May Pearce Adolphe Pégoud František Peřina Tom Poberezny Maciej Pospieszyński Sergey Rakhmanin Amelia Reid Olaf Schmidt Art Scholl Klaus Schrodt Betty Skelton Erde Skip Stewart Martin Šonka Gene Soucy Chris Sperou Victor Tchmal Reinhold Tiling Ferenc Tóth Sean D. Tucker Nick Turvey Ernst Udet Gabor Varga Juan Velarde Frank Versteegh Patty Wagstaff Kermit Weeks Walter Wolfrum Janusz Żurakowski

Other	3D Radio control Virtual Festival of Aerobatic Teams

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