Aero A.29
| Aero A.29 | |
|---|---|
 Aero A.29 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Floatplane |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody |
| Primary user | Czechoslovak Air Force |
| Number built | 9 |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 1927 |
| First flight | 05 October 1926 |
| Retired | 1936 |
The Aero A.29 was a military biplane developed in Czechoslovakia from the ubiquitous Aero A.11 reconnaissance-bomber. Aero equipped it with floats and it served as a target tug for training anti-aircraft gunners.
Variants
The A.29 was built with two engine types:
- Breitfeld & Danek Perun II
- 1927, 5 built.
- Walter W-IV
- 1930, 4 built
Specifications (A.29)
General characteristics
- Crew: 2, pilot and observer
- Length: 9 m (29 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
- Height: 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 36.5 m2 (393 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,298 kg (2,862 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,677 kg (3,697 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Breitfeld & Danek Perun II 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, 180 kW (240 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 196 km/h (122 mph, 106 kn)
- Cruise speed: 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)
- Service ceiling: 6,700 m (22,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 1.74 m/s (343 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 46 kg/m2 (9.4 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 0.110 kW/kg (0.07 hp/lb)
Armament
- Guns: 1x 7.70 mm (0.303 in) vz.09 machine gun, 2x 7.70 mm (0.303 in) vz.15 machine guns
See also
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