| Manufacturer |
Zlínská Letecká Akciová Spolecnost |
Arado Flugzeugwerke |
| Description |
The Zlín Z-XII is a Czechoslovak two-seat sports aircraft, and the first major design success by the Zlínská Letecká Akciová Společnost (Zlín) aircraft manufacturing company, after its founding in Otrokovice after the takeover by the Bata Group. |
The Arado SD III was a fighter biplane developed in Germany in the 1920s. |
| First Flight |
1935-01-01 |
1929-01-01 |
| Designer |
Zlínská Letecká Akciová Spolecnost |
Walter Rethel |
| Type |
|
Fighter |
| Length (m) |
7.8 |
7.75 |
| Height (m) |
1.8 |
3.2 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
150 |
225 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
125 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
3200 |
|
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
11.9 |
| Armament |
|
2 × fixed, forward-firing 7.92 mm (.312 in) machine guns |
| National Origin |
Czechoslovakia |
|
| Number Built |
252 |
1 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Zlin Persy II 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 35 kW (47 hp) each |
1 × Siemens-Halske licence-built Bristol Jupiter VI, 380 kW (510 hp) each |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zl%C3%ADn_Z-XII |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arado_SD_III |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
10 |
9.9 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
12 |
23 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Zlin Persy II |
|
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |