The Zlin Z-526 Akrobat is a Czech sports plane used in aerobatics.

The aircraft could be equipped also with tip tanks and a constant speed propeller.

The Z-526F was introduced in 1968 and was equipped with a 135 kW (180 hp) Avia M 137A engine, the export version Z-526L differing by being equipped with a 150 kW (200 hp) Lycoming AEIO-360 flat-four.

The Z-526 AFM was built between 1981 and 1984 and was powered by a 155 kW (210 hp) Avia M337 engine, had tip tanks and a lengthened fuselage.

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1968–69[2]General characteristics Performance