Avia B.122

what is it?

The Avia B.122 was a Czechoslovak single-seat biplane aerobatic aircraft, developed in the mid-1930s.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 8.9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 270 km/htop speed
• range 575 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,080 kgmax take-off weight
• built 99made 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 92 years ago, in 1934.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).

spec sheet

first flight

1934

number built

99

role

aerobatic trainer aircraft

makers

Avia

engines

1× Avia

crew

1

length

6.8 m

wingspan

8.9 m

height

2.8 m

max take-off weight

1,080 kg

top speed

270 km/h

cruise speed

230 km/h

range

575 km

ceiling

7,000 m

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