Avia_BH-25

Avia BH-25

Avia BH-25

Type of aircraft


The Avia BH-25 was a biplane airliner built in Czechoslovakia in 1926.

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Typical of airliners of its time, it seated five passengers within its fuselage, whilst the pilots sat in an open cockpit above. Of conventional configuration, it was a single-bay bi-plane of equal span and unstaggered wings, with fixed tailskid landing gear. Originally designed for a Lorraine-Dietrich engine, this was changed to a Bristol Jupiter in service. After their withdrawal from airline use in 1936, some were used by the military for a while before finally becoming training targets.

Variants

  • BH-25L – with Lorraine Dietrich engine
  • BH-25J – with Bristol Jupiter engine

Operators

Avia BH-25 (C-RITA)
 Czechoslovakia
 Romania

Specifications (BH-25J)

Avia BH-25L 3-view drawing from Les Ailes May 12, 1927

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Capacity: 5 pax / 500 kg (1,100 lb) payload
  • Fuel capacity: 400 kg (880 lb) fuel and oil
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

  • Time to altitude: 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 16 minutes; 3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 30 minutes
  • Power/mass: 0.1095 kW/kg (0.0666 hp/lb)

References

  1. Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 76c.

Further reading

  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 86.
  • Němeček, Vaclav (1968). Československá letadla (in Czech). Praha: Naše Vojsko.

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