Zlin Z-43S – ambulance prototype ; Kovozávody Prostějov ; 1/72
About the aircraft
The Zlin Z-43 is a four-seat, single-engine trainer-trainer aircraft, developed as a development of the two-seat Zlin Z-42. The aircraft was equipped with a more powerful engine, a larger cabin and wings with a longer span, which allowed it to carry four people. The first flight of the Z-43 prototype took place on December 10, 1968.
About the copy
In 1973, one of the Z-43 was converted to a sanitary version prototype. It was to be able to carry a patient on a stretcher along with a medical attendant. The aircraft made its first flight in 1974. The project did not go beyond the prototype stage and did not enter series production.
About the model
The model is one of the new developments of Kovozávoda Prostějov. The fit is quite good (after removing small overfills 😉 ). However, it is necessary to carefully fit all parts to the... windshield. While the fuselage did not require much work, it was the fit of the cabin sides that required pasting a HIPS strip about 0.5mm thick between the cabin halves. The model, despite the information from the box, does not include a sanitary version 😉 - no stretcher, a single seat instead of a rear bench seat, an outline of a modified door to facilitate the insertion of the stretcher and even the simplest board decal (sic!). I added a few details like position lights and counterweights (?) at the ailerons. The rest practically straight from the box.
That's a cool looking aircraft and nice presentation. Well done, Konrad
Thank you 🙂
Excellent job and really nice result, Konrad!
Thank you very much 🙂
A great result, Konrad @konrad
Never heard about this aircraft and model company before.
I'm glad I could show something more widely unknown 🙂
Thanks for comment 🙂
That's a slick little Zlin, Konrad. Nicely done! I really like the ambulance scheme.
Thank you - it’s my favorite topic 🙂
Very nice, Konrad. Something different.
Thanks!
There's something you don't see every day! Well done.
Thank you 🙂