The Zlin Z 142 is a single engine, metallic, double seat trainer aircraft manufactured by Moravan Otrokovice. The Z 142 is the most popular aircraft variant in its aircraft line, with the base model being the Z 42. In contrast to the older Z 40, which had both seats in tandem, the Z 42 series were all built with the seats side by side.
The Zlin Z 142 is a development of the Zlin Z 42 M platform, equipped with a Walter (now LOM)fuel injected inverted 6 cylinder, supercharged air-cooled engine and with a hydraulically-regulated Avia V-500A two-blade propeller. It is stressed for +6G and -4G in the aerobatic configuration and has full inverted fuel and oil systems permitting extended inverted flight. There have been wing difficulties resulting in restriction of permitted aerobatic flight time for original aircraft. The factory offers a retrofit package of replacement wings and an AMU-1 fatigue monitoring system which extends overall airframe life to 5 500 hours, all of which may be aerobatic.
This czech training aircraft is in use of czech army. On this aircraft, newbie pilots training basic aerobatic.
here is some photo of czech army Z-142 http://techmag.valka.cz/obr_8/l_004_002/index.htm
It is also used by the air forces of Algeria, Mexico, and Slovenia. According to theTamil Eelam Airforce it was used in bombing sorties on Sri lankan AFB in occupied Tamil Eelam and Southern Sri Lanka.
Interest!!! Sri Lankan rebels Tamil Tigers stormed military base by the international airport north of the capital, Colombo. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6494121.stm
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