Aero A.25

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Aero A.25
Type	Trainer aircraft
Manufacturer	Aero Vodochody
Maiden flight	1920s
Primary user	Czechoslovakia

The Aero A.25 was a biplane military trainer aircraft developed in Czechoslovakia from the Aero A.11 reconnaissance-bomber and generally similar to the Aero A.21 night trainer.

Some A.25s were powered by the less powerful 134 kW (180 hp) Breitfeld & Danek Perun I engines, in which case they were designated Aero A.125.

[edit] Specifications (Aero A.25)

General characteristics

• Crew: 2 (instructor and student)
• Length: 8.10 m (26 ft 8 in)
• Wingspan: 12.80 m (43 ft 0 in)
• Height: 3.10 m (10 ft 2 in)
• Wing area: 36.2 m² (389 ft²)
• Empty weight: 985 kg (2,167 lb)
• Loaded weight: 1,270 kg (2,794 lb)
• Powerplant: 1× BMW IIIa, 138 kW (185 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 160 km/h (86 knots, 100 mph)
• Range: km (nm, mi)
• Service ceiling: 6,500 m (21,320 ft)
• Rate of climb: 4 m/s (787 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 35 kg/m² (7.1 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 110 W/kg (0.07 hp/lb)

[edit] Operators

• Czechoslovakia.

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Designation sequence

• A.22 - A.23 - A.24 - A.25 - A.26 - A.27 - A.29

Related lists

• List of military trainer aircraft