Skandinaviska Aero BHT-1 Beauty

BHT-1 Beauty
Role	Single-seat light monoplane
National origin	Sweden
Manufacturer	Skandinaviska Aero
Designer	E. Bratt, K.E. Hilfing and B.Törnblom
First flight	4 December 1944
Number built	1

The Skandinaviska Aero BHT-1 Beauty is a 1940s Swedish single-seat light monoplane designed by E. Bratt, K.E. Hilfing and B.Törnblom and built by Skandinaviska Aero of Stockholm.

Contents 1 Design 2 Variants 3 Specifications 4 References 4.1 Notes 4.2 Bibliography

Design

The BHT-1 is a wooden low-wing cantilever monoplane with a retractable tailwheel landing gear. Powered by a 60 hp (45 kW) Walter Mikron 4 piston engine it has an enclosed single-seat cockpit. The wings include slotted flaps.^[1]

Variants

The BHT-2 was a proposed two-seat development. A prototype constant speed proleer was developed for the aircraft using differential between engine oil, and ram air pressure to control pitch.^[1]

Specifications

Data from Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II^[2]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 5.80 m (19 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 6.82 m (22 ft 4½ in)
• Height: 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
• Wing area: 7 m² (75.3 ft²)
• Empty weight: 240 kg (538 lb)
• Gross weight: 420 kg (924 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Walter Mikron 4 four-cylinder in-line inverted air cooled piston engine, 45 kW (75 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 250 km/h (155 mph)
• Cruising speed: 210 km/h (130 mph)
• Range: 1700 km (1056 miles)
• Service ceiling: 7500 m (24600 ft)

References

Notes

Bibliography

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