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Z-42

Seats
2 2
Power
180 hp134 kW
Cruise
116 kt215 km/h
First flight
1967 1967

About the Z-42

The Zlin Z-42 is a Czech fixed-wing trainer aircraft designed for one or two crew members. Manufactured by Moravan Otrokovice, this single-engine aircraft is well-suited for flight instruction and aerobatics training, utilizing a side-by-side seating layout.

Background details indicate that the aircraft was developed as a successor to the Zlin Trener series, featuring a welded steel tube fuselage and all-metal wings. Following its initial flight, the type underwent continuous evolution, introducing revised tails, constant-speed propellers, and fuel-injected engines across various updated models. Later derivatives adopted horizontally opposed engines and streamlined cockpits. Operational history includes military attack sorties by rebel forces in Sri Lanka and private use by civilian broadcasters.

This page covers the Zlin Z 42, Z 42 M, Z 42 MU: the same aircraft under other designations.

Z-42 prices

Asking prices of those for sale now, US dollars

Asking prices for the 2 Zlin Z-42 aircraft for sale with a price run from $22,386 to $44,772, with a median of $33,600.

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