Podesva Trener
{{Short description|Czech ultralight aircraft}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2022}}
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The Podesva Trener (English: Trainer), also called the Trener Baby, is a Czech ultralight aircraft that was designed by Tomas Podesva and produced by Podesva Air of Uničov. The aircraft a faithful 80% scale reproduction of the Zlin 126 and is supplied as plans, as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 70. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 74. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
By April 2018 the company website had been taken down and the aircraft seems to be out of production.{{cite web|url = http://www.podesva-air.com/|title = Podesva Air|accessdate = 19 April 2018|author= Podesva Air|work =podesva-air.com}}
Design and development
Podesva designs and builds reproductions of famous aircraft on a custom basis for customers. The Trener was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit under a framed canopy, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing, with the wings made from aluminum sheet. Its {{convert|8.68|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing has an area of {{convert|10.8|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} and flaps. The standard engine available is the {{convert|75|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Walter Mikron IIIb four cylinder, four-stroke powerplant.
Operational history
Specifications (Trener)
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References
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External links
- [http://www.podesva-air.com/ Former location of official website]