Aero A.23

Aero A.23

Manufacturer: Aero Vodochody
Introduced: 1926
Retired: 1936
Primary user: Czech Airlines
Produced: 1920s
Number built: 7

The Aero A.23 was a Czechoslovakian biplane airliner of the 1920s. Aero's previous airliner design, the A.10 had been a relatively crude machine drawing heavily on World War I military aircraft. The A.23, designed in 1925 was relatively modern, although it still seated its pilot in an open cockpit above the passenger cabin. Seven A.23s flew CSA's Prague-Marienbad (Marix¡nské Lx¡znÄ›) and Prague-Uzhhorod routes between 1926 and 1936.

Specifications (A.23)

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Capacity: 8 passengers
Length: 12.6 m (41 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 16.7 m (54 ft 10 in)
Height: m (ft in)
Wing area: 67 m² (721 ft²)
Empty weight: 1,860 kg (4,100 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 3,150 kg (6,950 lb)
Powerplant: 1x— Walter-built Bristol Jupiter IV radial engine, 450 hp (340 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 185 km/h (100 knots, 115 mph)
Range: km (nm, mi)
Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,000 ft)
Rate of climb: m/s (ft/min)

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