Aero A.32
| Aero A-32 | |
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| Type: | Fighter plane and bomber |
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| First flight: |
1927 |
| Commissioning: |
1928 |
| Number of pieces: |
~ 116 |
The Aero A.32 was a single-engine, two-seat biplane made by the Czechoslovak manufacturer Aero .
history
The A.32 was created in the late 1920s from the Aero A.11 by installing a Bristol Jupiter IV radial engine built under license by Walter . The Czech Ministry of Defense then ordered 31 machines of this design. Before the delivery, however, further development work took place, in the course of which various modifications were made, so that Aero decided to give the final result the new type designation A.32.
technology
The dimensions of the A.32 were similar to those of the A.11. However, the A.32 had the same size upper and lower wings, while the A.11 had the lower wings shorter than the upper. In addition, the ailerons of the upper wings had counterweights instead of the horn balances used in the A.11; The A.32 does not have horn compensation for the elevators either.
variants
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- Aero A.321F
- Execution as a fighter aircraft for the Finnish Air Force ; equipped with a 450 HP (336 kW) in-line engine Isotta Fraschini Asso Cassia.
- Aero A.32GR
- The version also produced for the Finnish Air Force was designed as a combat aircraft, but the machine was mainly used for training purposes. This version was equipped with a Bristol-Jupiter radial engine with 450 hp (336 kW) built by Gnome-Rhône . In 1929 15 machines of this type were delivered to Finland.
- Aero Ap.32 / Apb.32
- These designations were used for improved versions of the A.32 for the Czech army. These machines had a split and streamlined main landing gear and thus improved flight performance compared to the basic model.
Military users
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Finland
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Czechoslovakia
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Slovakia (1939-1945)
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Technical specifications
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| Parameter | Data Aero A.32 | Data Aero Ap.32 / Apb.32 |
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| crew | 2 | |
| length | 8.20 m | |
| span | 12.40 m | |
| height | 3.10 m | |
| Wing area | 36.50 m² | |
| Empty mass | 1043 kg | |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 1917 kg | |
| drive | a 9-cylinder radial engine Bristol Jupiter IV with 336 kW (450 PS) | |
| Top speed | 226 km / h | 235 km / h |
| Cruising speed | 192 km / h | 200 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 5500 m | 6700 m |
| Range | Max. 800 km | 900 km |
| Armament | two rigidly installed Vickers machine guns , two swiveling Lewis machine guns in the rear seat area, up to 12 bombs each 10 kg on underwing mounts |
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See also
literature
- AERO - compilation of aviation. Volume 2
