Avia BH-12
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| BH-12 | |
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| Type | Sportsplane |
| Manufacturer | Avia |
| Designed by | Pavel Beneš and Miroslav Hajn |
| Maiden flight | 1924 |
The Avia BH-12 was a two-seat sport aircraft built in Czechoslovakia in 1924, the final development of the Avia BH-9 family that had its roots in Avia's first aircraft design, the BH-1. It was a low-wing, braced monoplane intended for sports flying, and featured a redesigned wing that could be folded to allow the aircraft to be towed by road. The wing pivoted around its spar and then folded back, flat against the fuselage sides.
[edit] Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Length: 6.34 m (20 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 9.77 m (32 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 13.6 m² (146 ft²)
- Empty weight: 320 kg (705 lb)
- Gross weight: 550 kg (1,213 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Walter NZ 60, 45 kW (60 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 150 km/h (94 mph)
- Range: 520 km (324 miles)
- Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
- Rate of climb: 3.3 m/s (660 ft/min)
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 86.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing, File 889 Sheet 86.
- Němeček, V. (1968). Československá letadla. Praha: Naše Vojsko.
[edit] See also
Related development BH-5 - BH-9 - BH-10 - BH-11
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