Letov Š-16

The Letov Š-16 was a Czechoslovak single-engined, two-seat biplane bomber. It was designed by Alois Šmolík at Letov Kbely. The Š-16 first flew in 1926.[1]

Letov Š-16
Letov Š-116
Role Bomber
Manufacturer Letov Kbely
Designer Šmolík
First flight 1926
Primary user Czechoslovakian Air Force
Number built 89

Variants
Š-16
Two-seat bomber, reconnaissance biplane.
Š-16J
Seaplane version for Yugoslavia. One built.
Š-16L
Export version for Latvia.
Š-16T
Export version for Turkey.
Š-116
version with Skoda L engine
Š-216
version with Walter-built Bristol Jupiter engine
Š-316
version with Hispano-Suiza 12N engine
Š-416
version with Breitfeld-Danek BD-500 engine
Š-516
version with Isotta-Fraschini Asso 750 engine
Š-616
version with Hispano-Suiza 12Nbr engine
Š-716
version with Skoda L engine
Š-816
version with Praga ESV engine
Š-916
version with Lorraine-Dietrich engine
Š-17
third prototype Š-16 with a V-12 Breitfeld-Danek (Praga) BD-500 engine[2]

Operators
 Czechoslovakia
 Latvia
 Turkey
 Yugoslavia
  • Yugoslav Royal Navy (one aircraft)

Specifications (Š-316)

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928[3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 10.22 m (33 ft 6 in)
  • Wingspan: 15.3 m (50 ft 2 in)
  • Height: 3.23 m (10 ft 7 in)
  • Wing area: 46.4 m2 (499 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 1,400 kg (3,086 lb)
  • Gross weight: 2,450 kg (5,401 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12N V-12 water-cooled piston engine, 340 kW (450 hp)

Performancemaximum

228 km/h (142 mph; 123 kn) at 1,800 m (5,900 ft)
  • Stall speed: 90 km/h (56 mph, 49 kn)
  • Service ceiling: 6,000 m (20,000 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 3 m/s (590 ft/min)
  • Time to altitude: 5,000 m (16,000 ft) in 23 minutes 30 seconds
  • Wing loading: 52.7 kg/m2 (10.8 lb/sq ft)
  • Power/mass: 0.138 kW/kg (0.084 hp/lb)

Armament

  • Guns: 1x fixed, forward-firing, 7.7 mm (0.303 in) ZB vz.09 machine-gun in the forward fuselage; 2x 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Lewis guns on a flexible mount in the rear cockpit.

See also

Related lists

References
  1. Taylor, John W. R.; Alexander, Jean; et al. (1969). Combat aircraft of the world. London: Ebury P.; Michael Joseph. pp. 62–63. ISBN 0-71810-564-8.
  2. https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,5788.0.html
  3. Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 78c.

Bibliography
  • Passingham, Malcolm (February 1997). "Le Letov S-16 (première partie)". Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (47): 19–27. ISSN 1243-8650.
  • Passingham, Malcolm (April 1997). "Le Letov S-16 (3ème et dernière partie)". Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (49): 14–16. ISSN 1243-8650.
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