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Old 26th Feb 2000, 03:25
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Surprised that nobody has yet mentioned the Zlin family. They are now into building aircraft for the Western market and the 143L is a great aircraft. Partially aerobatic, 4 seats and a VP prop with 250HP it strikes me as the best compromise between proper instruction (including aeros) and touring. It's a bit odd that Moravan decided on a carburreted engine but so be it.

So far as I know, there are no 143s in the UK yet, OATS have got a couple of 242s but they are only 2-seaters, so not much use for the flying clubs.

Both types are a joy to fly, much better than the Bulldog (and I say that with 2000+ hrs experience), and the 242L with only 200HP, in the right hands, can see off a T67M260, I've seen it done, convincingly!!

IMHO - C150/152=Morris 8, PA28=Morris Minor, DHC1=MG TD(maybe TC), Bulldog=MGB, Zlin242L=MGB GT, Zlin143L=Jaguar XJS, T67 (all marks)=Airfix/Revell equivalents