Avia BH-5
| Avia BH-5 | |
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_AN1821424.jpg) Replica of the Avia BH-5 |
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| Type: | Sport plane |
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| First flight: |
1923 |
| Number of pieces: |
1 |
The Czechoslovak Avia BH-5 was a single-engine sport aircraft from the early 1920s. Only one copy was made.
history
The construction team Pavel Beneš and Miroslav Hajn developed the single-seater based on their BH-1 from 1920. Like this one, the BH-5 was also a wooden low- wing aircraft with a thick wing profile. The wings were connected to the sides of the fuselage by two struts on each side. An Anzani radial engine served as the drive .
The first flight of the type took place in 1923. The BH-5 was flown by Zdeněk Lhota. It received the nickname "Boska" because of its aircraft registration L-BOSA . At an international sport aircraft competition in Belgium, Lhota caused quite a stir with the monoplane, which was unusual at the time . The success of the model established the two-seater successor series BH-9 , BH-11 and BH-12 , which were built in series and were used in both the civilian sector and the military.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| Conception | Sport plane |
| Constructor (s) | Pavel Beneš / Miroslav Hajn |
| Manufacturer | Avia Akciová Společnost Pro Průmysl Letecký |
| Year of construction (s) | 1923 |
| Wingspan | 9.70 m |
| length | 6.56 m |
| Wing area | 13.52 m² |
| drive | a 5-cylinder radial engine Anzani |
| power | 52 kW (71 hp) |
| Top speed | 150 km / h |
| Range | 480 km |
| Empty mass | 337 kg |
| Takeoff mass | 575 kg |
| crew | 1 pilot |
literature
- Peter All-Fernandez (ed.): Aircraft from A to Z . Aamsa Quail-Consolidated P2Y. tape I . Bernard & Graefe, Koblenz 1987, ISBN 3-7637-5904-2 , p. 134 .
- Michael J. H. Taylor: Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . Studio Editions, London 1989, pp. 86 .
- Václav Němeček: Československá letadla . Naše Vojsko, Prague 1968.
