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Aero A.12

The Aero A.12 was a biplane light bomber and military reconnaissance aircraft produced in limited quantities in Czechoslovakia shortly after the end of World War I.

It was distinct from the Hansa-Brandenburg-designed planes that Aero had been constructing under licence as the Ae.10 during the war.

The A.12 represented Aero’s original design and is notable for being the successor to the popular A.11 and its different versions.

Specifications

Crew

2

Length

8.3 m (27 ft 3 in)

Wingspan

12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)

Height

3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)

Wing area

36.9 m2 (397 sq ft)

Empty weight

1,080 kg (2,381 lb)

Gross weight

1,537 kg (3,389 lb)

Powerplant

1 × Maybach Mb.IV, 6 cylinder water cooled inline piston engine,

180 kW (240 hp)

Propellers

2 bladed fixed pitch propeller

Performance

Maximum speed

201 km/h (125 mph, 109 kn)

Range

760 km (470 mi, 410 nmi)

Service ceiling

7,500 m (24,600 ft)

Rate of climb

3.47 m/s (683 ft/min)

Wing loading

42 kg/m2 (8.6 lb/sq ft)

Power/mass

0.120 kW/kg (0.073 hp/lb)

Sources

Czechoslovakian Air Force, 1918-1970, Aircam Aviation Special 05-Richard Ward, Zdenek Titz & Gordon C. Davies.

Ceskoslovenské Letectvo, 1918-1924-Jiří Rajlich & Jiří Sehnal.

 

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