Aero A.26

The Aero A.26 was a Czechoslovakian military reconnaissance biplane aircraft built in the 1920s. It was Aero's last design to be based on the Hansa-Brandenburg B.I aircraft that the company had been building under licence during World War I as the Ae.10.

It first flew in 1923 and a small series was built. They were later used in the Czechoslovak civilian aviation.

pecifications (A.26)

aircraft specifications

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jet or prop?=prop

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crew=two, pilot and observer
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length main= 8.30 m
length alt= 27 ft 4 in
span main= 12.30 m
span alt= 40 ft 4 in
height main=
height alt=
area main= 38.5 m²
area alt= 414 ft²
airfoil=
empty weight main= 882 kg
empty weight alt= 1,940 lb
loaded weight main= 1,196 kg
loaded weight alt= 2,631 lb
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engine (prop)=BMW IIIa
type of prop=6-cylinder, water-cooled inline engine
number of props=1
power main= 138 kW
power alt= 185 hp
power original=

max speed main= 158 km/h
max speed alt= knots, 99 mph
cruise speed main= 120 km/h
cruise speed alt=
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never exceed speed main=
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ceiling main= 6,000 m
ceiling alt= 19,680 ft
climb rate main= 135 m/min
climb rate alt= 443 ft/min
loading main= 31 kg/m²
loading alt= 6.3 lb/ft²
thrust/weight=
power/mass main= 120 W/kg
power/mass alt= 0.07 hp/lb
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armament=
*1 × Machine-gun
*Light bombs
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Operators

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References

External links

* [http://www.airwar.ru/enc/other1/aero26.html Photo at Ugolok Neba site]
* [http://www.hao.cz/fotogalerie/z_historie/motorove_1939.html Photos]

ee also

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* Hansa-Brandenburg B.I
* Aero A.14

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