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Aero A.23
first flew 1925· airliner
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Aero A-23: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The Aero A.23 was a Czechoslovak airliner of the 1920s. Aero Vodochody had produced the first Czech airliner, the A.10, four of which had served with ČSA, the national airline. The A.23, another biplane, was bigger, more powerful, and could carry more passengers.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · 16.6 m wingspan
base stats
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 101 years ago, in 1925.
- Wingspan of 16.6 m: about 4 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
- 1925
- introduced
- 1926
- retired
- 1936
- status
- retired
- number built
- 7
- role
- airliner
- makers
- AERO Vodochody Aerospace
- engines
- 1× Walter Jupiter IV / Jupiter IV
- length
- 12.2 m
- wingspan
- 16.6 m
- height
- 4.5 m
- max take-off weight
- 3,100 kg
- top speed
- 185 km/h
- cruise speed
- 155 km/h
- range
- 620 km
- ceiling
- 5,500 m
- wings
- biplane
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q381221, Wikipedia: Aero A.23 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.