Alfred Trettenbein`s Zlin Z-526

May 1st, 2025, yesterday we received photos of his latest aviation creation from our Austrian comrade Alfred Trettenbein. A Zlin Z-526 has done it to him, there are beautiful photos of this extraordinary replica of a Zlin, see for yourself:

The original: The Zlin Z-526 is a Czechoslovakian sports and aerobatic airplane of the Trenér series. The two-seater versions bear the nickname Trenér Master, the single-seater versions are known as Akrobat and Akrobat Spezial.

The Z-526 became famous when it won the 1968 World Aerobatics Championship in the team competition.

The model: This model of the Zlin 526 AFS was developed by Thomas Schmidt (www.Aeroflug.de), who has since specialized in the manufacture of high-quality electronic products for model making. He parted with the molds and drawings of his Zlin with a heavy heart.

They are now in our possession and we are carrying out the series production.

The model is built in modern full GRP construction. All essential wooden parts including the undercarriage mount are already glued in. The model is absolutely scale and can be built into a scale competition model.

The flight characteristics are excellent and with the appropriate motorization everything is possible that the original can do.

The double ailerons can be used as landing flaps, which makes landing very easy.

A corresponding pneumatic retractable undercarriage is available as an option. The engine options range from a single-cylinder engine with 75 – 85 cc (scale aerobatics) to a 110 cc in-line engine for powerful dynamic aerobatics.