Avia BH-22

BH-22

Manufacturer: Avia
Designed by: Pavel Beneš and Miroslav Hajn
Number built: 30

The Avia BH-22 was a trainer aircraft built in Czechoslovakia in 1925, based on the BH-21 fighter. The overall weight was reduced, while the structure was strengthened overall to allow for aerobatics. The weapons of the BH-21 were deleted and replaced by a camera gun. The type saw long service as an special aerobatic trainer and eventually several examples found their way into Czechoslovakia's aero clubs.

Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: two, pilot and instructor
Length: 6.87 m (22 ft 6 in)
Wingspan: 8.90 m (29 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 22.0 m˛ (237 ft˛)
Empty weight: 686 kg (1,512 lb)
Gross weight: 860 kg (1,896 lb)
Powerplant: 1 x— Skoda-built Hispano-Suiza 8Aa, 134 kW (180 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 216 km/h (134 mph)
Service ceiling: 6,200 m (20,341 ft)
Rate of climb: 3.8 m/s (745 ft/min)

Related development BH-17 - BH-21 - BH-23 - BH-33

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World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp.File 889 Sheet 86.
NÄ›meÄŤek, V. (1968). ÄŚeskoslovenskxˇ letadla. Praha: Naše Vojsko.

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