- Specifications (as designed)
- References
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The Letov L-101 was an airliner designed in Czechoslovakia shortly after the end of the Second World War. It was to have been a 12-seat twin-engine feederliner, built using German engines left over from Czechoslovakia's occupation. The Letov factory was nationalised on 24 October 1945, and the L-101 was its first project, along with finishing work on the Junkers Ju 290. As designed, the L-101 was a conventional cantilever low-wing monoplane. The structure throughout was to be of metal, and skinned in metal except for fabric covering for the rudder and elevators. The tailwheel undercarriage was fully retractable, with the main units retracting rearwards into the engine nacelles. The flight crew of two had a flight deck separate from the passenger cabin. However, following the Communist coup of 1948, the various Czechoslovakian aircraft and automotive manufacturers were amalgamated under CZAL, and work on the L-101 project did not proceed under the new regime. Specifications (as designed) {{Aircraft specs
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|crew=2
|capacity=12 pax
|length m=13.43
|span m=18.14
|height m=4.17
|wing area sqm=41.4
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|empty weight kg=3285
|gross weight kg=5250
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|fuel capacity={{convert|750|l|USgal impgal|abbr=on}} in two main fuel tanks with 2x {{convert|225|l|USgal impgal|abbr=on}} auxiliary tanks
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|eng1 number=2
|eng1 name=Argus As 410
|eng1 type=inverted V-12 air-cooled piston engine
|eng1 hp=465
|eng1 note=at 3100 rpm at sea level
|prop blade number=2
|prop name=variable-pitch airscrews
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|power/mass=7.5 kg/kW (12.34 lb/hp)
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References1. ^{{cite book |title=Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1947 |edition= |editor1-last=Bridgman |editor1-first=Leonard |year=1947 |publisher=Sampson Low, Marston & Co |location=London|page=105c}}
{{commons category|Letov aircraft}}- {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages=572 }}
- {{cite book |title=Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1947 |publisher=Sampson Low |location=London |pages=105 }}
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