Aero A.10

what is it?

The Aero Letňany A.10 was a biplane airliner produced in Czechoslovakia shortly after World War I. It was the first commercial aircraft to be built in Czechoslovakia and was known as the Ae-10 Limousine. It was designed by Husnik and Vlasak and was intended to meet the growing need for aerial communication to and from the country. Behind the single nose-mounted engine was a cabin with seats for three and two tables, upholstered on the underside, and able to be inverted to provide another two seats if required.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · 14.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 160 km/htop speed
• range 520 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 5passengers
• size 2,260 kgmax take-off weight
• built 5made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 104 years ago, in 1922.
• 🚗Wingspan of 14.2 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1922-01-03

retired

1928

status

retired

number built

5

role

airliner

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

makers

AERO Vodochody Aerospace

engines

1× Maybach Mb.IVa / Mb.IVa

crew

2

passengers

5

length

10.1 m

wingspan

14.2 m

height

3.6 m

max take-off weight

2,260 kg

top speed

160 km/h

cruise speed

140 km/h

range

520 km

ceiling

6,000 m

wings

biplane

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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