Aero A.25

Aero A.25

Manufacturer: Aero Vodochody
First flight: 1920s
Primary user: Czechoslovakia

The Aero A.25 was a biplane military trainer aircraft developed in Czechoslovakia from the Aero A.11 reconnaissance-bomber and generally similar to the Aero A.21 night trainer.

Some A.25s were powered by the less powerful 134 kW (180 hp) Breitfeld & Danek Perun I engines, in which case they were designated Aero A.125.

Specifications (Aero A.25)

General characteristics

Crew: 2 (instructor and student)
Length: 8.10 m (26 ft 8 in)
Wingspan: 12.80 m (43 ft 0 in)
Height: 3.10 m (10 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 36.2 m² (389 ft²)
Empty weight: 985 kg (2,167 lb)
Loaded weight: 1,270 kg (2,794 lb)
Powerplant: 1x— BMW IIIa, 138 kW (185 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 160 km/h (86 knots, 100 mph)
Range: km (nm, mi)
Service ceiling: 6,500 m (21,320 ft)
Rate of climb: 4 m/s (787 ft/min)
Wing loading: 35 kg/m² (7.1 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 110 W/kg (0.07 hp/lb)

Operators

Czechoslovakia.

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