Aero A.26

The Aero A.26 was a Czechoslovakian military reconnaissance biplane aircraft.

It was Aero’s last design to be based on the Hansa-Brandenburg B.I aircraft that the company had been building under licence during World War I as the Ae.10.

Specifications

Crew

2

Length

8.3 m (27 ft 3 in)

Wingspan

12.3 m (40 ft 4 in)

Wing area

38.5 m2 (414 sq ft)

Empty weight

882 kg (1,944 lb)

Gross weight

1,196 kg (2,637 lb)

Powerplant

1 × BMW IIIa 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 138 kW (185 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed

158 km/h (98 mph, 85 kn)

Cruise speed

120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)

Service ceiling

6,000 m (20,000 ft)

Rate of climb

2.25 m/s (443 ft/min)

Wing loading

31 kg/m2 (6.3 lb/sq ft)

Power/mass

0.120 kW/kg (0.073 hp/lb)

Armament

1 × Machine-gun

&

Light bombs.