The Aero A.11 was a biplane light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft built in Czechoslovakia between the First and Second World Wars. It formed the basis for a large number of other Czechoslovakian military aircraft of the inter-war period. Around 250 were built, with some remaining in service at the outbreak of World War II.
Designed by Antonin Husnik , it was a development of the Aero A.12 (despite what the numbering of the designs might suggest). A Hispano Suiza 8 Fb-powered version, the A.11H-s was built for the Finnish Air Force, the only foreign operator of the type.
Specifications (A.11)
General Characteristics
- Crew: two, pilot and observer
- Length: 8.20 m (26 ft 11 in)
- Wingspan: 12.80 m (43 ft 0 in)
- Height: 3.10 m (10 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 36.5 m² (393 ft²)
- Empty: 1,080 kg (2,376 lb)
- Loaded: 1,537 kg (3,381 lb)
- Maximum takeoff: kg ( lb)
- Powerplant: 1x Walter W IV, 179 kW (240 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 240 km/h (150 mph)
- Range: 750 km (469 miles)
- Service ceiling: 7,600 m (25,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 229 m/min (751 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 42 kg/m² (8.6 lb/ft²)
- Power/Mass: 0.12 kW/kg (0.07 hp/lb)
Armament
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Related development: A.12 - A.21 - A.22 - A.25 - A.29
Comparable aircraft:
Designation sequence: A.10 - A.11 - A.12 - A.14 - A.15
Last updated: 09-12-2005 02:39:13