Aero A.26

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The Aero A.26 was a Czechoslovakian biplane military reconnaissance aircraft built in the 1920s. It was Aero's last design to be based on the Hansa-Brandenburg B.I aircraft that the company had been building under licence during World War I as the Ae.10.

[edit] Specifications (A.26)

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General characteristics

• Crew: two, pilot and observer
• Length: 8.30 m (27 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 12.30 m (40 ft 4 in)
• Height: m (ft in)
• Wing area: 38.5 m² (414 ft²)
• Empty weight: 882 kg (1,940 lb)
• Loaded weight: 1,196 kg (2,631 lb)
• Useful load: kg (kg)
• Max takeoff weight: kg (lb)
• Powerplant: 2× BMW IIIa , 138 kW (185 hp) each

Performance

• Never exceed speed: km/h (knots, mph)
• Maximum speed: 158 km/h (knots, 99 mph)
• Cruise speed: km/h (knots, mph)
• Stall speed: km/h (knots, mph)
• Range: km (nm, mi)
• Service ceiling: 6,000 m (19,680 ft)
• Rate of climb: 135 m/min (443 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 31 kg/m² (6.3 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 120 W/kg (0.07 hp/lb)

[edit] Operators

• Czechoslovakia.

[edit] Related content

Related development

Hansa-Brandenburg B.I - Aero A.14

Designation sequence

A.23 - A.24 - A.25 - A.26 - A.27 - A.29 - A.30