Letov Š-12
Letov · Czechoslovakia · first flew 1924 · fighter
The Letov Š-12 was a Czechoslovak single-seat fighter built in the early 1920s. It was a high-wing monoplane designed by Alois Šmolík.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Fuselage taken from the Š-4 biplane with a new wing carried above it on struts |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Single-seat strut-braced high-wing monoplane
- Fuselage taken from the Š-4 biplane with a new wing carried above it on struts
- Hispano-Suiza 8Ba water-cooled V-8 engine in the nose, armed with two machine guns
A small single-seat fighter with a strut-braced high wing above a biplane-derived fuselage. Sources disagree on its top speed, so none is given here.
Specifications
- The Letov Š-12 has a length of 6.58 m (22 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 9.4 m (31 ft).
- Typical crew: 1.
Figures are for the representative variant described above; marks differ. See how AircraftIQ sources figures.
History
It used the same fuselage as the Š-4 biplane with a newly designed wing carried above it on struts. It first flew in 1924.
Variants
There were no variants: a single prototype was built.
Where you'll see it
The Czechoslovak air force took over the only prototype, but series production was not ordered.
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