The Aero Ae.04, a biplane fighter aircraft from Czechoslovakia in 1921, was a follow-up to the Ae.02.
Despite efforts to attract buyers, it did not achieve success and remained in the prototype stage.
However, development persisted with the A.18.
Specifications
Crew
1
Length
5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
Wingspan
7.7 m (25 ft 3 in)
Wing area
14.6 m2 (157 sq ft)
Empty weight
670 kg (1,477 lb)
Gross weight
900 kg (1,984 lb)
Powerplant
1 × BMW IIIa,
6 cyl water cooled inline piston engine,
138 kW (185 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed
225 km/h (140 mph, 121 kn)
Cruise speed
185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
Endurance
1 hour
Service ceiling
6,000 m (20,000 ft)
Time to altitude
5,000 m (16,000 ft) in 14 minutes
Armament
2 synchronised 7.92 mm (0.312 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.
