Aero A.304
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| A.304 | |
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| Type | Bomber |
| Manufacturer | Avia |
| Maiden flight | 1937 |
| Primary users | Czechoslovak Air Force Germany, Bulgaria |
| Number built | 19 |
The Aero A.304 was a Czechoslovakian bomber aircraft that first flew in 1937. It had originally been developed as an airliner, the A.204, but when Aero could not find buyers for the design, it was militarised and successfully marketed to the Czechoslovak Air Force. It was also exported to Bulgaria, where it was known as the "Pelikan".
[edit] Operators
Czechoslovakia (main operator)
Bulgaria (one unit in service)
Germany (war plunder from Czechoslovak Air Force)
[edit] Specifications (A.304)
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.General characteristics
- Crew: three
- Length: 13.20 m (43 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 19.20 m (63 ft 0 in)
- Height: 3.40 m (11 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 46 m² (495 ft²)
- Empty weight: 3,000 kg (6,600 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 4,355 kg (9,581 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× Walter Super Castor I MR, 108 kW (321 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 325 km/h (202 mph)
- Service ceiling 6,300 m (20,664 ft)
- Rate of climb: 405 m/min (1,330 ft/min)
Armament
- 1 × fixed forward-firing 7.92 mm ZB-30 machine gun
- 1 × 7.92 mm vz30 machine gun in dorsal turret
- 1 × 7.92 mm vs30 machine gun in rearward firing ventral position
- Up to 300 kg (660 lb) of bombs
[edit] See also
Related development Aero A.204 - Aero A.300
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