Avia BH-3
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 1/72 scale model by Robert Myers |
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| Type | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Avia |
| Designed by | Pavel Beneš and Miroslav Hajn |
| Maiden flight | 1921 |
| Introduced | 1923 |
| Retired | 1927 |
| Primary user | Czechoslovakian Air Force |
| Number built | 14 |
The Avia BH-3 was a fighter plane built in Czechoslovakia in 1921. Conceptually a descendant of the BH-1 sports plane, it was a braced, low-wing monoplane of conventional configuration and tailskid undercarriage. Following favourable trials in June 1921, ten examples were ordered by the Czech Air Force. These were delivered in 1923 under the military designation B.3. The type proved temperamental in service and was soon relegated to training duties, where it served until 1927.
[edit] Units using this aircraft
- 1st Airborne Regiment, Czechoslovakian Air Force
[edit] Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Length: 7.00 m (23 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 10.20 m (33 ft 5 in)
- Height: 3.10 m (10 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 15.8 m² (170 ft²)
- Empty weight: 778 kg (1,715 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,025 kg (2,260 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × BMW IIIa inline, 138 kW (185 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 225 km/h (140 mph)
- Range: 500 km (300 miles)
- Service ceiling: 7,800 m (25,600 ft)
- Rate of climb: 7.9 m/s (1,560 ft/min)
Armament
- 2 × fixed, forward-firing .303 Vickers machine guns
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 86.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing, File 889 Sheet 86.
- airwar.ru
[edit] See also
Related development BH-1
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