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The Zlín Z-XII was a
The low-wing all-wooden aircraft was designed by Jaroslav Lonek. Two prototypes, with different engines, were presented in April 1935. These were subjected to an extensive test program.
The Z-XII, equipped with a Zlin Persy II engine emerged as the winner from the tests. The Z-212 was an improved version, equipped with a Walter Mikron engine. The aircraft could come with an open cockpit or with a cockpit hood. It was a very popular aircraft and was exported to many countries.
Production of the Z-212 ran under German supervision after the occupation of Czechoslovakia. The German ''Luftwaffe'' operated Z-XIIs and Z-212s until 1943, and about 20 Z-XIIs went to Slovakia. One Z-212 was captured by the Americans at the end of World War II. It was later used for sightseeing flights. Another Z-XII survived the war, being disassembled into parts in Otrokovice. It was later rebuilt and flew with the registration OK-ZJD.
A total of 201 Z-XIIs and 58 (other sources mention 51) Z-212s were built.
Replicas of Z-XII and Z-212 have been built.
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Zlin XII replica
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Czechoslovak
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two-seat sports aircraft, and the first major design success by the Zlínská Letecká Akciová Společnost (Zlín) aircraft manufacturing company, after its founding in Otrokovice
Otrokovice (; german: Otrokowitz) is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 17,000 inhabitants. It is known as an industrial centre.
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after the takeover by the Bata Group.
Design and development
The low-wing all-wooden aircraft was designed by Jaroslav Lonek. Two prototypes, with different engines, were presented in April 1935. These were subjected to an extensive test program.
The Z-XII, equipped with a Zlin Persy II engine emerged as the winner from the tests. The Z-212 was an improved version, equipped with a Walter Mikron engine. The aircraft could come with an open cockpit or with a cockpit hood. It was a very popular aircraft and was exported to many countries.
Production of the Z-212 ran under German supervision after the occupation of Czechoslovakia. The German ''Luftwaffe'' operated Z-XIIs and Z-212s until 1943, and about 20 Z-XIIs went to Slovakia. One Z-212 was captured by the Americans at the end of World War II. It was later used for sightseeing flights. Another Z-XII survived the war, being disassembled into parts in Otrokovice. It was later rebuilt and flew with the registration OK-ZJD.
A total of 201 Z-XIIs and 58 (other sources mention 51) Z-212s were built.
Replicas of Z-XII and Z-212 have been built.
Variants
;Z-XII: Equipped with a ZLAS or Zlin Persy II engine ;Z-212: Equipped with a Walter Mikron engineOperators
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Former military operators
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'' (small numbers)Ketley, Barry, and Rolfe, Mark. ''Luftwaffe Fledglings 1935–1945: Luftwaffe Training Units and their Aircraft'' (Aldershot, GB: Hikoki Publications, 1996), p.11.
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*One Zlin 212 Tourist was impressed into service in India in 1942.
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* Yugoslav Royal Air Force – One aircraft was impressed into military service in April 1940.
Aircraft on display
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Prague Aviation Museum
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in Prague
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Specifications (Z-XII)
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Zlin XII replica
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