Aero Ae 04

Ae 04
Role	Fighter
Manufacturer	Aero
First flight	1921
Number built	1
Developed from	Aero Ae 02
Variants	Aero A.18

The Aero Ae 04 was a Czechoslovakian biplane fighter aircraft of 1921. A development of the Ae 02, it was no more successful than its predecessor in attracting purchase orders, and it flew only in prototype form. Undaunted by the lack of interest, development continued as the A.18.

Specifications (Ae 04)

Data from The Complete Book of Fighters^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: one, pilot
• Length: 5.60 m (18 ft 4½ in)
• Wingspan: 7.70 m (25 ft 3⅛ in)
• Height: 2.70 m (8 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 14.60 m² (157.2 ft²)
• Empty weight: 670 kg (1,474 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 900 kg (1,980 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × BMW IIIa, 138 kW (185 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 225 km/h (122 knots, 140 mph)
• Cruise speed: 185 km/h (100 knots, 115 mph)
• Endurance: 1 hour
• Service ceiling: 6,362 m (20,876 ft)
• Climb to 5,000 m (16,400 ft): 14.1 min

Armament

• Guns: 2 x synchronised 7.92 mm Vickers machine guns

See also

Related development

• Aero Ae 02
• Aero A.18
  

References

• Green, William and Gordon Swanborough.The Complete Book of Fighters. New York, Smithmark, 1994. ISBN 0-8317-3939-8.

Aircraft produced by Aero Vodochody Ae 01 • Ae 02 • Ae 03 • Ae 04 • Ae 10 • A.11 • A.12 • A.14 • A.15 • A.17 • A.18 • A.19 • A.20 • A.21 • A.22 • A.23 • A.24 • A.25/A.125 • A.26 • A.27 • A.29 • A.30/A.130/A.230/A.330/A.430 • A.32 • A.34/A.134 • A.35 • A.38 • A.42 • A.46 A.100 • A.101 • A.102 • A.104 A.200 • A.204 A.300 • A.304 Ae 45/145 • Ae 50 • Ae 270 L-29 • L-39 • L-59/L-159 • L-60 Under licence: C-3/C-103  • MB.200

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