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The Aero L-60 Brigadýr (Czech: Brigadier) was a small, high-wing propeller-driven Czechoslovakian STOL utility aircraft developed for both civil and military use. A prototype, designated XL-60, with Argus As 10C engine, first flew on December 24, 1953, but it was not successful. The plane was thoroughly redesigned and the second improved prototype, with M-208B flat-six engine, flew on June 8, 1954. The aircraft's configuration bears a strong resemblance to the Fieseler Fi 156 "Storch" licence-produced in Czechoslovakia during and after World War II (as K-65 Čáp), and which this aircraft was intended to replace. By the end of production in 1960, 273 had been built by Aero, including an improved version, the L-160 with an all-metal tail.

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L-60 Brigadýr
L60 as air ambulance at the Polish Aviation Museum
Role	Utility aircraft Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Aero
First flight	24 December 1953
Primary user	Czechoslovakian aviation
Produced	273

Aircraft retrofitted with a PZL-built Ivchenko AI-14R radial engine are known as the L-60S.

Variants

• XL-60 : Prototype.
• L-60 : Single-engined light utility transport, observation aircraft.
• L-60A : 50 production aircraft for the Czech Air Force. Also known as the K-60. Armed with MG-15 7.92 mm machine gun in a rear cab. First flew on June 24, 1955.
• L-60B : Agricultural crop spraying aircraft (300 L chemicals tank).
• L-60D : Glider tug aircraft.
• L-60E :Air ambulance aircraft.
• L-60F : Glider tug aircraft.
• L-60S : Aircraft fitted with the PZL-built 260-hp Ivchenko AI-14R radial piston engine.
• L-60SF : Fitted with the M-462RF radial piston engine.
• L-160 : Improved version with all-metal tail.

Operators

Civil operators

 Argentina

 Austria

 Bulgaria

 Cuba

 Czechoslovakia

• Slov-Air

 East Germany

 Hungary

• MÉM Flight Service used 2 L-60 (registered: HA-BRA, HA-BRB) from 1959 for short period.[1]

 New Zealand

 People's Republic of China

 Poland

• Polish Air Ambulance Service used 3 L-60F in 1957–1974

 Romania

Sri Lanka[2]

 Soviet Union

 United Arab Emirates

 Yugoslavia

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Military operators

 Czechoslovakia

• Czechoslovakian Air Force

 East Germany

• East German Air Force

Specifications (L-60)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1961–62[4]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 3 passengers
• Length: 8.54 m (28 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 13.96 m (45 ft 10 in)
• Height: 2.72 m (8 ft 11 in)
• Wing area: 24.30 m² (261.6 sq ft)
• Aspect ratio: 8.07:1
• Airfoil: NACA 4412
• Empty weight: 968 kg (2,134 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,460 kg (3,219 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 1,560 kg (3,439 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 200 L (53 US gal; 44 imp gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Praga Doris M 208-B air-cooled flat-six engine, 140 kW (190 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed Type V-411 wooden controllable pitch, 2.70 m (8 ft 10 in) diameter

Performance

• Maximum speed: 193 km/h (120 mph, 104 kn)
• Cruise speed: 175 km/h (109 mph, 94 kn) at sea level
• Stall speed: 52 km/h (32 mph, 28 kn)
• Range: 720 km (450 mi, 390 nmi) at 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
• Service ceiling: 4,200 m (13,800 ft)
• Time to altitude:
  
  • 4.3 min to 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
  • 17.5 min to 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
• Takeoff run to 15 m (50 ft): 240 m (787 ft) (on grass)
• Landing run from 15 m (50 ft): 195 m (640 ft)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Dornier Do 27
• Yakovlev Yak-12

References

Notes

Bibliography

• Taylor, John W. R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1961–62. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1961.

External links

• Specs & Photo at Flugzeuginfo.net
• Aero L‑60 Brigadýr article at AirHistory.net

На других языках

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[de] Aero L-60

Die Aero L-60 „Brigadýr“ ist ein leichtes Mehrzweckflugzeug aus der Tschechoslowakei. Es erschien Mitte der 1950er Jahre und wurde an mehrere Staaten des Ostblocks sowie nach Ägypten, Argentinien (als „El Langostero“), Kuba und andere exportiert. Sie fungierte hauptsächlich als Agrarflugzeug in der Land- und Forstwirtschaft, konnte jedoch auch als Schul-, Sanitäts-, Luftbild- und Reiseflugzeug eingesetzt werden. Bis heute findet die L-60 als Schleppmaschine für Segelflugzeuge und Fallschirmspringer-Absetzflugzeug in Aeroklubs Verwendung.

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- [en] Aero L-60 Brigadýr

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[fr] Aero L-60 Brigadyr

L'Aero L-60 Brigadyr est un monoplan monomoteur utilitaire tchèque.

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[ru] Aero L-60 Brigadýr

Aero L-60 Brigadýr — малый cамолёт укороченного взлёта и посадки производства ЧССР. В 1951 году в Чехословакии был объявлен конкурс на новый тип самолета, который заменит устаревшую машину Fieseler Fi 156 Storch. Его выиграл проект с двигателем Argus As 10C. Прототип под названием XL-60 совершил первый полет на 24 декабря 1953 года. Самолет имел проблемы с двигателем, поэтому он был полностью переработан и второй улучшенный прототип с двигателем М-208B выполнил свой первый полёт 8 июня 1954 года. Хотя некоторые недостатки сохранялись, было принято решение о массовом производстве. Военный прототип поднялся в воздух 28 июня 1955. На нём был установлен пулемет MG-15 и два бомбодержателя. В общей сложности было построено 273 самолета всех версий.

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