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Variant specifications

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!Z 42
!Z 42 M
!Z 142 & Z 142 C
!Z 242 & Z 242 L
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| Length
| align="center" | 7.07 m or 23' 2"
| align="center" | 7.07 m (23 ft 2½ in)
| align="center" | 7.33 m (24 ft 0½ in)
| align="center" | 6.94 m or 22.77'
|-
| Wingspan
| align="center" | 9.11 m (29 ft 9 in)
| align="center" | 9.11 m (29 ft 10¾in )
| align="center" | 9.16 m (30 ft 0½ in)
| align="center" | 9.34 m (30.64 ft)
|-
| Height || align="center" | 2.69 m or 8' 8" || align="center" | 2.69 m (8 ft 10in) || align="center" | 2.75 m (9 ft 0¼ in) || align="center" | 2.95 m or 9.68'
|-
| Wing Area || align="center" | 13.15² or 141.55 sq.ft || align="center" | 13.15 m² or 141.5 sq.ft || align="center" | 13.30 m² (143.2 sq.ft)|| align="center" | 13.86 m² or 149.13 sq.ft
|-
| Weight empty || align="center" | 600 kg or 1.323 lb || align="center" | 645 kg (1,422 lb) || align="center" | 730 kg (1,609 lb) || align="center" | 730 kg or 1,609 lb
|-
| Maximum take-off weight
| align="center" | 920 kg or 2.028 lb (normal)
| align="center" | 920 kg (2,028 lb) (aerobatic)
970 kg (2,138 lb) (normal)
| align="center" | 970 kg (2,138 lb) (aerobatic)
1,020 kg (2,248 lb) (utility)
1,090 kg (2,403 lb) (normal)
| align="center" | 970 kg or 2,140 (acrobatic)
1,020 kg or 2,250 lb (utility)
1,090 kg or 2,400 lb (normal)
|-
| Never Exceed speed|| align="center" | 315 km/h or 170 kt IAS || align="center" | 315 km/h or 170 kt IAS || align="center" | 320 km/h || align="center" | 319 km/h or 172 kt IAS
|-
| Max speed|| align="center" | 226 km/h or 122 kt IAS || align="center" | 226 km/h (122 kt, 140 mph) || align="center" | 230 km/h (124 kt, 143 mph) || align="center" | 250 km/h or 135 kt IAS
|-
| Cruise speed|| align="center" | ? || align="center" | 215 km/h (116 kt, 134 mph) || align="center" | 215 km/h (116 kt, 134 mph) || align="center" | 207 km/h or 112 kt IAS (75% MC)
176 km/h or 95 kt IAS (65% MC)
|-
| Stall speed (clean)|| align="center" | ? || align="center" | 100 km/h (54 kt, 62.5 mph) (aerobatic) (flaps down)
102 km/h (55 kt, 63.5 mph) (normal) (flaps down)|| align="center" | 102 km/h (55 kt, 63.5 mph (aerobatic) (flaps down)
| align="center" | 105 km/h or 57 kt IAS (acrobatic)
108 km/h or 58 kt IAS (utility)
111 km/h or 60 kt IAS (normal)
|-
| Full range
| align="center" | ?
| align="center" | 530 km (286 nm, 329 mi) (max standard fuel, aerobatic)
| align="center" | 940 km (507 nm, 584 mi) (normal)
| align="center" | 1,056 km (570 nm) at 65% MC
|-
| Service Ceiling
| align="center" | ?
| align="center" | 4,250m ((13,950 ft) (aerobatic)
3,800 m (12,470 ft) (normal)
| align="center" | 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
| align="center" | 4,500 m (14,764 ft)
|-
| Rate of climb
|align="center" | ?
| align="center" |5.2 m/s (1,025 ft/min) (aerobatic)
4.8 m/s (945 ft/min) (normal)
| align="center" | 5.5 m/s (1,080 ft/min (aerobatic)
| align="center" | 5.5 m/s or 1,080 ft/min (acrobatic)
4.25 m/s or 850 ft/min (normal)
|-
| Wing loading ||align="center" | ? || align="center" | ? || align="center" | ? || align="center" | 70 kg/m² or 14.3 lb/sq.ft (acrobatic)
73.6 kg/m² or 15.1 lb/sq.ft (utility)
78.6 kg/m² or 16.1 lb/sq.ft (normal)
|-
| Power/mass
|align="center" | ?
| align="center" | ?
| align="center" | ?
| align="center" | 6.51 kg/kW or 10.7 lb/Hp (acrobatic)
6.85 kg/kW or 11.3 lb/Hp (utility)
7.32 kg/kW or 12.0 lb/Hp (normal)
|-
| Fuel capacity || align="center" | 2 x 65L main || align="center" | 2 x 65L main || align="center" | 2 x 60L main, 2 x 50 L aux || align="center" | 2 x 60 L or 2 x 16 USG (main)
2 x 55 L or 2 x 14.5 USG (aux)
|-
| Engine model
| align="center" | M137A
| align="center" | Avia M 137 AZ
| align="center" | Avia M 337 AK supercharged
| align="center" | AEIO-360-A1B6
|-
| Engine power
| align="center" | 134 kW or 180 hp
| align="center" | 134 kW or 180 hp
| align="center" | 156 kW or 210 hp
| align="center" | 150 kW or 200 hp
|-
| Propeller
| align="center" | ?
| align="center" | Avia V-503 two bladed constant speed
| align="center" | Avia V-500A two bladed constant speed
| align="center" | MTV-9-B-C/C-188-18a (LBA)
HC-C3YR-4BF/FC6890 (FAA)
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Civil

The aircraft is popular with flying training organizations. One of the largest fleet operators is Sault College

Sault College

Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology is one of 24 publicly funded colleges in Ontario. Sault College is located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and began in 1965 as the Ontario Vocational Centre...

 of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump" or "rapids" in...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, which operates ten 242Ls.

Military

operates 5 Zlin 242Ls

operates 9 Zlin 242Ls

• Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence
  Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence
  Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence is a part of the Slovenian Armed Forces. It is an integral part of the command structure, not an independent branch.-Duties:...
  
  

Former Military Operators

- Z-42

Separatist organizations

• Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
  Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
  The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was a separatist militant organization formerly based in northern Sri Lanka. Founded in May 1976 by Vellupillai Prabhakaran, it waged a violent secessionist and nationalist campaign to create an independent state in the north and east of Sri Lanka for Tamil...
  
   - Air Tigers
  Air Tigers
  The Air Tigers was the air-wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam , who used it against the Government of Sri Lanka...
  
  (formerly active in  Sri Lanka)

External links

• European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Type-Certificate Data Sheet