Z-37 Čmelák

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The Z-37 Čmelák is a Czechoslovak single-engine agricultural and utility aircraft widely used for crop-spraying and light transport duties.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Czechoslovak aircraft
agricultural aircraft
single‑engine aircraft
cockpitType enclosed cockpit
configuration single‑engine tractor
countryOfOrigin Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED
crew 1
designedFor agricultural operations
operations from rough airstrips
developedFrom earlier Let agricultural aircraft designs
engineCount 1
engineType air‑cooled radial piston engine
firstFlight 1963
fuselageMaterial metal
hasFeature excellent low‑speed handling
good short takeoff and landing performance
large chemical hopper
introduced 1965
landingGear fixed tailwheel landing gear
manufacturer Let Kunovice NERFINISHED
nickname Čmelák NERFINISHED
nicknameMeaning Bumblebee in Czech
passengerCapacity 1
powerplant Avia M‑462RF radial engine NERFINISHED
primaryRole crop‑spraying
productionPeriod 1960s
1970s
1980s
propeller two‑blade propeller
secondaryRole aerial top‑dressing
light transport
status in limited service
tailUnitMaterial metal
usedFor aerial photography
crop dusting
crop spraying
fertilizer spreading
glider towing
pipeline patrol
seed spreading
usedInCountry Afghanistan NERFINISHED
Bulgaria NERFINISHED
Cuba NERFINISHED
Czech Republic NERFINISHED
Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED
East Germany NERFINISHED
Ethiopia NERFINISHED
Hungary NERFINISHED
Iraq NERFINISHED
Laos NERFINISHED
Nicaragua NERFINISHED
Poland
Romania NERFINISHED
Slovakia NERFINISHED
Soviet Union NERFINISHED
Sudan NERFINISHED
Syria NERFINISHED
Vietnam NERFINISHED
Yugoslavia NERFINISHED
wingConfiguration low‑wing monoplane
wingMaterial metal

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East German Air Force usedAircraft Z-37 Čmelák