Aero Ae 01

what is it?

The Aero Ae 01 was a Czechoslovak military trainer biplane built in 1919 and was Aero's first attempt to modify one of the aircraft designs they had been manufacturing under licence during World War I, the Hansa-Brandenburg B.I. It was designed by Antonín Vlasák under the direction of Jan Kouril. The project was originally designated as Ae 10, but later re-designated to Ae 01. The army operated the aircraft under designation A-1.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · 12.9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 110 km/htop speed
• range 250 kmwithout refuelling
• size 970 kgmax take-off weight
• built 35made 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 107 years ago, in 1919.
• 🚗Wingspan of 12.9 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

1919

number built

35

role

trainer

origin

🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia

makers

AERO Vodochody Aerospace

engines

1× Breitfeld-Daněk Blesk / Mercedes D.I

crew

2

length

8.5 m

wingspan

12.9 m

height

3.2 m

max take-off weight

970 kg

top speed

110 km/h

range

250 km

ceiling

3,500 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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