Mráz M-2 Skaut
Beneš-Mráz · Czechoslovakia · first flew 1948 · light aircraft
The Mráz M-2 Skaut was a Czechoslovak wooden two-seat, single-engine, low-wing sports and club trainer aircraft of the late 1940s.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 6.75 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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- Low-wing monoplane with side-by-side seating
- Straight tapered wing with a swept leading edge and straight trailing edge, with marked dihedral beyond a short centre section
- Fixed tricycle undercarriage
A wood-and-fabric low-wing two-seater with a swept-leading-edge fin and rounded rudder, a tailplane set well back near the top of the fuselage, and fixed tricycle gear.
Specifications
- The Mráz M-2 Skaut has a length of 6.75 m (22 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 10 m (33 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 185 km/h (115 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
Designed by Zdeněk Rublič for basic club pilot training, it reused the wing and tail of his M-1C Sokol. The prototype first flew in mid-1948.
Variants
Only the prototype was completed in the 20th century. A modernised metal-framed version, the Kubicek M-2 Scout, first flew on 7 May 2009.
Where you'll see it
The communist government nationalised the Mráz factory and directed it to build military aircraft, so the Skaut never entered production.
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