The Aero A.20, a biplane fighter aircraft manufactured in Czechoslovakia in 1923, underwent assessment for potential service in the Czechoslovak Air Force alongside Aero’s A.18 and A.19 models.
Ultimately, the A.18 emerged victorious in the competition, resulting in the non-production of the A.20, with only one prototype ever being constructed.
Specifications
Crew
1
Length
6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)
Wingspan
9.7 m (31 ft 10 in)
Wing area
23.3 m2 (251 sq ft)
Empty weight
784 kg (1,728 lb)
Max take-off weight
1,080 kg (2,381 lb)
Powerplant
1 × Skoda-built Hispano-Suiza 8Fb, V-8 water cooled piston engine,
220 kW (300 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed
225 km/h (140 mph, 121 kn)
Service ceiling
7,500 m (24,600 ft)
Rate of climb
5.88 m/s (1,157 ft/min)
Armament
Guns
2× 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Vickers machine guns.
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.
