LIBIS KB-6 explained
The LIBIS KB-6 Matajur was a 1950s Slovenian two-seat light monoplane designed and produced by LIBIS aircraft during Yugoslavian period.
Design and development
The aircraft design office of LIBIS brought together teachers and students of the Ljubljana technical high school. The design office designed the KB-6 Matajur which was a two-seat light trainer and tourer that first flew on 4 June 1952. The KB-6 was a cantilever low-wing monoplane with fixed tailwheel landing gear and an enclosed cockpit with side-by-side seating and dual controls. The aircraft was produced for use in aero-clubs until the mid-1960s.
Variants
- KB-6 Matajur
Main production variant, powered by a 135hp Regnier 4L.00 inline engine.
- KB-6T Matajur-Trised
Three-seat development powered by a 160hp Walter Minor 6-III-J inline engine, eight built.[1]
- LIBIS 160
Further developed version of the KB-6T with swept vertical tail, 11 built.[1] References
- Book: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
- Book: Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1953-54 . Bridgman. Leonard . 1953. Jane's. London.
- Book: Taylor, John W R . Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1964-65. 1964. Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd. London.
Notes and References
- Taylor 1964, p.335
