Aero A.35

what is it?

The Aero A.35 was a Czechoslovak airliner of the 1920s and 1930s. Designed by Aero for long-range flight, with a transatlantic crossing in mind, it saw service with CSA although no such crossing was ever attempted. It first flew in 1929.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 14.5 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 197 km/htop speed
• range 660 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 5passengers
• size 1,930 kgmax take-off weight
• built 12made 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 98 years ago, in 1928.
• 🚗Wingspan of 14.5 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

1928

number built

12

role

airliner

origin

🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia

makers

AERO Vodochody Aerospace

engines

1× Walter Castor

crew

2

passengers

5

length

9.8 m

wingspan

14.5 m

max take-off weight

1,930 kg

top speed

197 km/h

cruise speed

170 km/h

range

660 km

ceiling

4,700 m

wings

monoplane

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