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The '''[[Aero Vodochody|Aero]] A.46''' was a [[Czechoslovakia]]n military [[trainer aircraft|trainer]] [[biplane]] that flew in prototype form in [[1931 in aviation|1931]]. No mass production resulted.
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The '''Aero A.46''' was a [[Czechoslovakia]]n military [[trainer aircraft|trainer]] [[biplane]] that flew in prototype form in [[1931 in aviation|1931]]. No mass production resulted from [[Aero Vodochody|Aero]].


==Specifications (A.46)==
==Specifications (A.46)==
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===General characteristics===
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* '''Crew:''' two, student and instructor
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* '''Length:''' 8.45 m (27 ft 9 in)
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* '''Wingspan:''' 11.82 m (38 ft 9 in)
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* '''Height:''' m ( ft in)
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* '''Wing area:''' 32.6 m² (351 ft²)
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* '''Empty:''' 1,134 kg (2,495 lb)
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* '''Loaded:''' 1,488 kg (3,274 lb)
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* '''Maximum takeoff:''' kg ( lb)
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* '''Powerplant:''' 1x Skoda-built [[Hispano-Suiza 8]]Fb, 224 kW (300 hp)
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* '''Maximum speed:''' 196 km/h (123 mph)
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* '''Service ceiling:''' 4,850 m (15,908 ft)
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* '''Rate of climb:''' 167 m/min (547 ft/min)
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* '''Wing loading:''' 46 kg/m² (9.3 lb/ft²)
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* '''Power/mass:''' 150 W/kg (0.09 hp/lb)
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|climb rate ms=2.783
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==See also==
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[[Aero A.35|A.35]] -
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[[Aero A.38|A.38]] -
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[[Aero A.42|A.42]] -
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'''A.46''' -
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[[Aero A.100|A.100]] -
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[[Aero A.101|A.101]] -
[[Aero A.102|A.102]]


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[[Category:Czechoslovakian military trainer aircraft 1930-1939]]
[[Category:1930s Czechoslovakian military trainer aircraft]]
[[Category:Aero Vodochody aircraft|A046]]
[[Category:Biplanes]]
[[Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft]]

Latest revision as of 18:27, 17 April 2020

A.46
Role Trainer
National origin Czechoslovakia
Manufacturer Aero
Number built 1

The Aero A.46 was a Czechoslovakian military trainer biplane that flew in prototype form in 1931. No mass production resulted from Aero.

Specifications (A.46)[edit]

General characteristics

  • Crew: two, student and instructor
  • Length: 8.45 m (27 ft 9 in)
  • Wingspan: 11.82 m (38 ft 9 in)
  • Wing area: 32.6 m2 (351 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 1,134 kg (2,500 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,488 kg (3,280 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Skoda-built Hispano-Suiza 8Fb V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 224 kW (300 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 196 km/h (122 mph, 106 kn)
  • Service ceiling: 4,850 m (15,910 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 2.783 m/s (547.8 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 46 kg/m2 (9.4 lb/sq ft)
  • Power/mass: 0.150 W/kg (0.09 hp/lb)

See also[edit]