Aero A.38

what is it?

The Aero A.38 was a Czechoslovak biplane airliner of the 1920s and 1930s. Following the relatively modern A.35, this aircraft was something of a throwback, marrying a fuselage derived from the A.35 to wings copied from the A.23. A few served with ČSA, and others with French airline Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · 16.6 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 190 km/htop speed
• seats 8passengers
• size 3,150 kgmax take-off weight
• built 6made 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 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

1928

number built

6

role

airliner

makers

AERO Vodochody Aerospace

engines

1× Walter-built Bristol Jupiter / Bristol Jupiter

passengers

8

length

12.8 m

wingspan

16.6 m

height

4.5 m

max take-off weight

3,150 kg

top speed

190 km/h

range

—

ceiling

4,800 m

wings

biplane

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