Letov Sh 231

1933


FIGHTER	Virtual Aircraft Museum / Czechoslovakia / Letov

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Specification

MODEL	S.231
CREW	1
ENGINE	1 x 560hp Walter (Bristol) Mercury
WEIGHTS
Take-off weight	1770 kg	3902 lb
Empty weight	1280 kg	2822 lb
DIMENSIONS
Wingspan	10.06 m	33 ft 0 in
Length	7.80 m	26 ft 7 in
Wing area	21.50 m²	231.42 sq ft
PERFORMANCE
Max. speed	348 km/h	216 mph
Cruise speed	310 km/h	193 mph
Ceiling	9300 m	30500 ft
Rate of climb	588 m/min	1950 ft/min
Range	450 km	280 miles
ARMAMENT	4 x 7.92mm

Comments

Barry, 20.04.2016 17:15

The definitive "31", the 231 was used extensively by the Czechoslovakian Air Force until the German invasion of 1939. Some were used by the German controlled Slovak Air Force between 1939 and 1945. Twenty Four were purchased by the Spanish Republican Air Force. Their service record is unknown but three survived and were taken over by the Nationalist Spanish Government.

Jura Jurax, e-mail, 30.06.2022

Barry

The Czechoslovak Air Force used 25 Š-231 from the summer of 1936 for only half a year; then they were sold through Estonia to republican Spain.

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