Beneš-Mráz Beta-Scolar
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| Be.252 Beta-Scolar | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Aerobatic sports plane |
| Manufacturer | Beneš-Mráz |
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| History | |
| First flight | 1937 |
The Beneš-Mráz Be.252 Beta-Scolar was an aerobatic aircraft manufactured in Czechoslovakia shortly before World War II. Based on the Beneš-Mráz Beta-Minor, it had a structure considerably strengthened for aerobatics and a more powerful radial engine in place of the Beta-Minor's inline engine.
Variants
[edit]- Be.252C Beta-Scolar
Specifications
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General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 7.45 m (24 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 10.966 m (36 ft 0 in)
- Height: 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
- Wing area: 14 m2 (150 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 610 kg (1,345 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 890 kg (1,962 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Walter Scolar 7-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engine, 134 kW (180 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch wooden propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 250 km/h (160 mph, 130 kn) at sea level
- Cruise speed: 215 km/h (134 mph, 116 kn)
- Range: 500 km (310 mi, 270 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 7,000 m (23,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 4.2 m/s (830 ft/min)
See also
[edit]Related development
Notes
[edit]- ^ Green, William (2010). Aircraft of the Third Reich (1st ed.). London: Aerospace Publishing Limited. p. 34. ISBN 978 1 900732 06 2.
References
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- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 152.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 890 Sheet 25.
- Němeček, V. (1968). Československá letadla. Praha: Naše Vojsko.
- Green, William (2010). Aircraft of the Third Reich (1st ed.). London: Aerospace Publishing Limited. p. 34. ISBN 978 1 900732 06 2.