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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.
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