The Zlin Z-26 Trener was a tandem-seat basic training aircraft built by the Czechoslovakian company Moravan. A low-wing monoplane of largely wooden construction, it was developed into a series of all-metal trainers. Several were also produced in aerobatic variants, known as the Akrobat.
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Trener
Z-126 Trener II
Role
Training aircraft
Type of aircraft
Manufacturer
Moravan Otrokovice
Produced
1948–1977
The original Z-26 was designed in the 1940s and produced in 1946 to meet a requirement for a basic trainer to replace the Bücker Jungmann and Bestmann. It was a low-wing monoplane of mixed construction, with wooden wings and a welded metal tube fuselage, powered by a single four-cylinder piston engine, the Walter Minor 4-III. It first flew in early 1947, proving superior to the competing Praga 112, and was declared the winner, entering production in 1948.[1]
Later derivatives were also optimised to participate in aerobatic competitions and many were owned by private pilot owners. Both the two-seat Trener and the single-seat Akrobat were considered highly successful, winning several aerobatic awards in the 1960s.[2]
Variants
Zlin Z-226T Trener 6 exhibited at the 1957 Paris Air Show
The following variants were progressive improvements on the Z-26:
In 1956, deliveries began of the Z326 Trener-Master and Z326A Akrobat.[2] Many sub-variants were also produced, for example the Z-526A and Z-526AFS were aerobatic specials. The production of the family was terminated in the 1970s with Z-726. The Z-726 Universal had reduced wingspan.[2]
Operators
Military operators
Austria
Austrian Air Force
Cuba
Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force - received about 60 Z-226, Z-326 and Z-526s in the 1960s.[5]
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakian Air Force
East Germany
Air Forces of the National People's Army[citation needed]
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Hagedorn 1993, p. 29.
Mourik 2001, p.64.
Taylor 1976, pp. 33–34.
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Mourik, Dick van. "A to Zlin: An Illustrated History of a Light Aircraft Dynasty". Air Enthusiast, No. 93, May/June 2001. Stamford, UK:Key Publishing. ISSN0143-5450. pp.59–65.
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