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Zlin Z 143 L

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Low wing single piston light aircraft. Includes LSi & Genius variants.

Lift type

Fixed wing

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Piston

Application

Sport, Trainer

Final assembly

Otrokovice (Zlin) ·

Design & construction

The aircraft as engineered: what it is built from, the systems it flies with, and its configuration — each box a theme.

Airframe & structure

Primary structure

Aluminium

Wing

Aluminium

Landing gear

Fixed tricycle

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

None

Avionics architecture

Analogue

Configuration & certification

Wing position

Low

Planform

Straight

Tail

Conventional

continued

Certification

Part 23

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Zlin Z 143 L	1994 / 1992		Four-seat lightplane with non-swept wings for aerobatics, glider towing and IFR training.
Zlin Z 143 LSi	2004 / 2004		Light sport version with fuel-injected engine for advanced aerobatic manoeuvres and unlimited spins, includes Z 143 LSi Genius, and Z 143 LSi Flir (surveillance) variants.

Airframer

Zlin Aircraft a.s.

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