Beneš-Mráz Beta-Scolar
# Beneš-Mráz Beta-Scolar

The Beneš-Mráz Be.252 Beta-Scolar was an aerobatic aircraft manufactured in Czechoslovakia shortly before World War II. Based on the Beneš-Mráz Beta-Minor, it had a structure considerably strengthened for aerobatics and a more powerful radial engine in place of the Beta-Minor's inline engine.

## Variants

* Be.252C Beta-Scolar

## Specifications

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General characteristics

* Crew: 2
* Length: 7.45 m (24 ft 5 in)
* Wingspan: 10.966 m (36 ft 0 in)
* Height: 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
* Wing area: 14 $m^2$ (150 sq ft)
* Empty weight: 610 kg (1,345 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 890 kg (1,962 lb)
* Powerplant: 1 × Walter Scolar 7-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engine, 134 kW (180 hp)
* Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch wooden propeller

Performance

* Maximum speed: 250 km/h (160 mph, 130 kn) at sea level
* Cruise speed: 215 km/h (134 mph, 116 kn)
* Range: 500 km (310 mi, 270 nmi)
* Service ceiling: 7,000 m (23,000 ft)
* Rate of climb: 4.2 m/s (830 ft/min)
