Avia BH-16
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| BH-16 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Sportsplane |
| Manufacturer | Avia |
| Designed by | Pavel Beneš and Miroslav Hajn |
| Maiden flight | 1924 |
The Avia BH-16 was a single-seat very light sport aircraft built in Czechoslovakia in 1924. Like other early Avia designs, it was a low-wing braced monoplane of wooden construction.
[edit] Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Length: 5.13 m (16 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 9.50 m (31 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 10.6 m² (114 ft²)
- Empty weight: 130 kg (287 lb)
- Gross weight: 238 kg (525 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Vaslin Blackburne, 12 kW (16 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 116 km/h (72 mph)
- Range: 500 km (310 miles)
- Service ceiling: 2,000 m (6,600 ft)
- Rate of climb: 1.0 m/s (200 ft/min)
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 86.
- Němeček, V. (1968). Československá letadla. Praha: Naše Vojsko.
[edit] See also
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