Repülőgépgyár Levente II

Thanks to the simple, easy-to-repair design, despite the seemingly rudimentary appearance, the type was well suited to army co-operation and liaison tasks, and Levente IIs withstood damage well, thus they could survive the fire of contemporary aircraft such as the Lavochkin La-5 and Ilyushin Il-2.

However, a tender was placed by the air forces with the profile change of the MWG, and production rights were eventually granted to the Uhry brothers' factory (originally a small private vehicle body manufacturer, which later expanded rapidly and become a very successful competitor to elder corporations).

[1] The aircraft's wing has an elliptical planform, the pine wood structure was covered with canvas significantly saving on materials important in the war.

The well-maneuvering and quite small, hardly noticeable Leventes were able to perform reconnaissance and liaison missions for Me 210Ca fast bombers ("gyorsbombázó" contemporary Hungarian term for close air support and attack aircraft) from late 1944 to the end of war.

Each of the flying squadrons of RHAF received at least one Levente II for courrier duty and training, while some aircraft served alongside divisions as an army co-operation unit.

They were used in civil aerial sport organizations for pilot training and for towing gliders because of their great climbing ability and economical operation.

The project runs on private support and unpaid volunteer work of university students aircraft engineers and technicians.

Levente II at the Közlekedési Múzeum
New Levente IIs at their acceptance, 1943.
3-view of Levente II