__NOTOC__ The Letov Š-50 was a 1930s prototype

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military general-purpose

monoplane A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple wings. A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing con ...

, designed and built by

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.Orbis 1985, p. 2316

Development

The Š-50 was an all-metal twin-engined low mid-wing monoplane that first flew in 1938. It was powered by two 420 hp (313 kW) Avia Rk.17 radial engines. It had a fixed landing gear and twin fins and rudders. Following the German occupation, development was stopped.

Specifications

References

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