Aero A.12
| Aero A.12 | |
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| Type: | Reconnaissance aircraft u. light bomber |
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| First flight: |
1923 |
| Number of pieces: |
94 |
The Aero A.12 was a two-seater biplane aircraft from the Czech company Aero from Prague, developed in the early 1920s.
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Aero A.12 in the Kbely Aviation Museum
The A.12 was originally designed as a reconnaissance aircraft, but was later also used as a light bomber. The places for the two crew members were arranged one behind the other; the pilot sat in front, the observer or bombardier in the back. The successful Aero A.11 was later developed from the A.12 .
An airworthy replica of this type can be seen today in the Letecke Muzeum in Kbely .
Military users
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 2 |
| length | 8.30 m |
| span | above 12.78 m / below 10.80 m |
| height | 3.10 m |
| Wing area | 36.51 m² |
| Empty mass | 1080 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 1537 kg |
| drive | a six-cylinder engine type Walter W-IV with 176 kW (approx. 240 hp) |
| Top speed | 201 km / h |
| Cruising speed | 180 km / h |
| Rate of climb | 3.47 m / s |
| Service ceiling | 7500 m |
| Range | Max. 760 km |
| Armament | a 7.7 mm forward-firing Vickers machine gun for the pilot, a movable, rear-facing Lewis machine gun in the rear cockpit |
See also
Web links
Commons : Aero A.12 - Collection of Images
- Homepage ( Memento from February 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from July 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Aero aircraft
- ↑ http://www.airliners.net/photo/Czechoslovakia---Air/Aero-A-12/1622810/M/ airliners.net