Aero A.26

what is it?

The Aero A.26 was a Czechoslovak military reconnaissance biplane aircraft built by Aero Vodochody 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.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 12.3 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 158 km/htop speed
• size 1,196 kgmax take-off weight
• built 23made 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 103 years ago, in 1923.
• 🚗Wingspan of 12.3 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

1923

number built

23

role

reconnaissance

origin

🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia

makers

AERO Vodochody Aerospace

engines

1× BMW IIIa

crew

2

length

8.3 m

wingspan

12.3 m

max take-off weight

1,196 kg

top speed

158 km/h

cruise speed

120 km/h

range

—

ceiling

6,000 m

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

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