LET BLANIK L-13

 

BRAND and MODEL
LET BLANIK L-13
TYPE
Self-launched glider
ORIGIN
Czechoslovakia
ENGINE
One 56 kw (76 hp) Walter Mikron IIIAE four-cylinder inverted in-line air-cooled engine
SPECIFICATIONS

Wingspan: 16.2 m (53 ft 2 in)

Length: 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)

Height: 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)

Wing area: 19.15 m² (206.1 sq ft)

Never exceed speed: 240 km/h (149 mph)

Stalling speed with no flaps:62 km/h (39 mph)

With 10 degrees flaps: 56 km/h (35 mph)

G limits: +5 / -2.5 at 136 km/h (84 mph)

Max glide ratio at 93 km/h (58 mph): 28.2

Rate of sink at 83 km/h (52 mph): 50 m/min (165 ft/min)

Empty weight: 292 kg (644 lb)

Loaded weight: 500 kg (1,102 lb)

PHOTO
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