- Variants
- Operators
- Specifications (Š-316)
- See also
- References
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The Letov Š-16 was a Czechoslovak single-engined, two-seat biplane bomber. It was designed by Alois Šmolík at Letov Kbely. The Š-16 first flew in 1926.[1] Variants- Š-16
- Two-seat bomber, reconnaissance biplane.
- Š-16J
- Seaplane version for Yugoslavia. One built.
- Š-16L
- Export version for Latvia.
- Š-16T
- Export version for Turkey.
- Š-116
- version with Skoda L engine
- Š-216
- version with Walter-built Bristol Jupiter engine
- Š-316
- version with Hispano-Suiza 12N engine
- Š-416
- version with Breitfeld-Danek BD-500 engine
- Š-516
- version with Isotta-Fraschini Asso 750 engine
- Š-616
- version with Hispano-Suiza 12Nbr engine
- Š-716
- version with Skoda L engine
- Š-816
- version with Praga ESV engine
- Š-916
- version with Lorraine-Dietrich engine
- Š-17
- third prototype Š-16 with a V-12 Breitfeld-Danek (Praga) BD-500 engine[2]
Operators- {{CZS}}
- Czechoslovakian Air Force (115 aircraft)
- {{LAT}}
- Aviation Regiment (21 aircraft)
- {{TUR}}
- Turkish Air Force (16 aircraft)
- {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}}
- Yugoslav Royal Navy (one aircraft)
Specifications (Š-316){{Aircraft specs
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|gross weight kg=2450
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|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Hispano-Suiza 12N
|eng1 type=V-12 water-cooled piston engine
|eng1 hp=450
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|ceiling m=6000
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|time to altitude={{cvt|5000|m}} in 23 minutes 30 seconds
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|power/mass={{cvt|0.084|hp/lb|kW/kg|order=flip}}
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|guns= 1x fixed, forward-firing, {{cvt|7.7|mm|3}} ZB vz.09 machine-gun in the forward fuselage; 2x {{cvt|7.7|mm|3}} Lewis guns on a flexible mount in the rear cockpit.
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}}References1. ^{{cite book|last1=Taylor|first1=John W. R. |last2=Alexander |first2=Jean |display-authors=etal|title=Combat aircraft of the world |date=1969 |publisher=Ebury P.; Michael Joseph |location=London |isbn=0-71810-564-8 |pages=62-63}}
2. ^https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,5788.0.html
3. ^{{cite book |title=Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928 |editor1-last=Grey |editor1-first=C.G. |year=1928 |publisher=Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd |location=London |page=78c}}
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