Zlín Z 526


The Zlin Z-526 Akrobat is a Czech sports plane used in aerobatics.

History

The Z-526 was originally designed by Zlin Aircraft in 1959. Its two-seat version is called the Trener-Master
The Z 526's layout was organized with the pilot in the rear, and the student in front. The aircraft could be equipped also with tip tanks and a constant speed propeller. The Z-526F was introduced in 1968 and was equipped with a 135 kW Avia M 137A engine, the export version Z-526L differing by being equipped with a 150 kW Lycoming AEIO-360 flat-four. Single-seat versions included the Z-526A, Z-526AS, and the Z-526AFS.
The Z-526 AFM was built between 1981 and 1984 and was powered by a 155 kW Avia M337 engine, had tip tanks and a lengthened fuselage. The aircraft was later developed into the Zlin Z-726.
More than 1,400 Z-526s were manufactured, many for military and private flying schools.

Variants

;Z-526
;Z-526A
;Z-526AF
;Z-526AFS
;Z-526AFM Condor

Aircraft On Display

;Serbia
A Zlin Z-526M is on display.

Specifications (Z-526 Trener-Master)