Repülőgépgyár Levente II

infobox Aircraft
name= Levente I - II; Strucc
type=trainer and liaison aircraft
manufacturer=Repülőgépgyár Rt.


caption=
designer=András Fábián
first flight= October 1940
introduced=1943 (II)
retired= 1950s
status=
primary user= Hungarian Air Force
more users=
produced= 1942-1943 (II)
number built= 100
unit cost=
variants with their own articles=The Levente series was a Hungarian two-seat trainer and liaison aircraft from World War II.

Design and development

Two prototypes, designed by András Fábián, were built in Magyar Waggon - és Gépgyár Rt. (Hungarian Wagon and Machine Factory; one of the few big corporates of the time) in Győr. However, a tender was placed by the air forces with the profile change of the MWG, and production rights were eventually given to the Uhry brothers' factory (originally a small private vehicle body manufacturer, which later expanded rapidly and become a very successful competitor of elder corporations).The parasol-wing, two-seat primary trainer Levente I prototype flew in October 1940. A slightly modified military version of the aircraft was named the Levente II.In 1942, the Uhri Testvérek Autókarosszéria - és Járműgyár Kft. (Uhry Brothers Car-body and Vehicle factory Ltd.) launched a new company, Repülőgépgyár Rt. (roughly meaning Aeroplane factory jsc.) at Csepel island off the Danube, south of Budapest; renting the airfield and factory halls form Weiss Manféd Rt.The Levente II was being series produced, but the plant also repaired Bü 131s, and built prototype aircraft.

Operational history

Levente II was supplied to the Hungarian Air Force between 1941 and 1943. 100 Levente IIs were built as trainers, but as it was war, they also served in the communications/liaison roles until the end of the war.After 1945 the type was redesignated to the name Strucc (ostrich), because of the political connotations of the former name (see Levente (disambiguation))

Operators

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*Hungarian Air Force

pecifications (Levente II)

aircraft specifications

plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop

ref=Axis Aircraft of World War II
crew=1
capacity=1
length main=6.08 m
length alt=19 ft 11 in
span main=9.45 m
span alt=31 ft 00 in
height main=2.53 m
height alt=8 ft 3½ in
area main=13.50 m²
area alt=145.32 ft²
airfoil=
empty weight main=470 kg
empty weight alt=1,036 lb
loaded weight main= kg
loaded weight alt= lb
useful load main= kg
useful load alt= kg
max takeoff weight main=750 kg
max takeoff weight alt=1,654 lb
more general=
engine (prop)=Hirth HM 504A-2
type of prop=4-cylinder inverted inline piston
number of props=1
power main=78 kW
power alt=105 hp
power original=105 PS
max speed main=160 km/h
max speed alt= knots, 99 mph
cruise speed main= km/h
cruise speed alt= knots, mph
stall speed main= km/h
stall speed alt= knots, mph
never exceed speed main= km/h
never exceed speed alt= knots, mph
range main=650 km
range alt= nm, 404 mi
ceiling main=4,500 m
ceiling alt=14,765 ft
climb rate main= m/s
climb rate alt= ft/min
loading main= kg/m²
loading alt= lb/ft²
thrust/weight=
power/mass main= W/kg
power/mass alt= hp/lb
more performance=
armament=
avionics=

References

cite book |last= Monday |first= David |coauthors= |title= The Consise Guide to Axis Aircraft of World War II |publisher= Aerospace Publishing Ltd |year= 1984, reprinted 1987 |month= |isbn= 1-85152-966-7
http://www.csepel-sziget.hu/wordpress/?p=173 (In Hungarian language.)

External links

ee also

aircontent
related=Repülőgépgyár Levente I
similar aircraft=Bü 131, Tiger Moth, Po-2
sequence= Levente I – Levente II
lists=
see also=