| Manufacturer |
Aeronautical Manufacturing Enterprise |
Armstrong Whitworth |
| Description |
The Zlín Z 43 is a Czech four-seat light aircraft. |
The Armstrong Whitworth Siskin was a sesquiplane single-seat fighter aircraft developed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. |
| ICAO Code |
Z43 |
|
| First Flight |
1968-12-10 |
1919-05-01 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1923-01-01 |
| Production End |
1977-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
|
1932-01-01 |
| Designer |
Aeronautical Manufacturing Enterprise |
F.M. Green |
| Type |
Light trainer/touring aircraft |
Fighter |
| Length (m) |
7.75 |
7.62 |
| Height (m) |
2.91 |
3.048 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
1 |
| Max Seating |
3 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
235 |
251.0577 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
210 |
|
| Min Speed (km/h) |
103 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
3800 |
8229.6 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
3.5 |
15.0012 |
| Armament |
|
Two × 0.303 in Vickers machine guns; Four × 20 lb bombs under-wing |
| Capacity Description |
3 passengers |
|
| Endurance (h) |
|
72 |
| National Origin |
Czechoslovakia |
|
| Number Built |
114 |
485 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Avia M 337 A inverted six-cylinder air-cooled inline engine, 157 kW (210 hp) each |
1 × Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar IV 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 287 kW (385 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
|
Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force , Royal Swedish Air Force |
| Status |
In production (Z143 LSi model, 2011) |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zl%C3%ADn_Z_43 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_Siskin |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
9.76 |
10.0584 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
14.5 |
27.2206 |
| Wake Category |
L |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
Avia M 337 |
|
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |