Letov Š-31

The Letov Š-31 was a fighter aircraft produced in Czechoslovakia in the early 1930s in a number of variants. All of the aircraft had metal tubular framing and fabric covering with a metal engine cowling. The first flight of the definitive Š.231 version was on March 17 1933. After testing at the Czech flight facility at Prague-Lethany modifications were undertaken to improve the machine’s performance.

De Letov Š-31 is een Tsjechoslowaaks eenzits dubbeldekker jachtvliegtuig gebouwd door Letov. De Š-31 is ontworpen door ingenieur Alois Šmolík en is gebaseerd op de Š-20. De eerste vlucht vond plaats in 1929.1

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The Letov Š-31 was a fighter aircraft produced in Czechoslovakia in the early 1930s in a number of variants.2
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Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
9
Length Alt
25
Power Alt
560 hp
Range Main
450.0
Loaded Weight Main
1770.0
Max Speed Alt
12960.0
Max Speed Main
300000.0
Bombs
Six small bombs at hard points beneath lower wings
Ceiling Main
7
800 m
Crew
1
Span Main
10.06 m
Height Main
3.00 m
Primary user
Czech Air Force Flight School
Brno
Span Alt
33
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Walter Bristol Mercury V-S2
9-cylinder
air-cooled radial piston engine
Manufacturer
Letov
First Flight
1929
Loaded Weight Alt
3902
Power Main
412.0
Number Of Props
1
Guns
462.0
Empty Weight Alt
2822
Length Main
7.80 m
Range Alt
280 miles
Empty Weight Main
1280.0
Ceiling Alt
25590.0
Category
Czechoslovakian fighter aircraft 1920-1929
Letov aircraft

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