Avia BH-25
| BH-25 | |
|---|---|
| |
| BH-25J | |
| Role | Airliner |
| Manufacturer | Avia |
| Designer | Pavel Beneš and Miroslav Hajn |
| First flight | 1926 |
| Retired | 1936 |
| Primary users | Czechoslovakian Airlines SNNA |
| Number built | 12 |
The Avia BH-25 was a biplane airliner built in Czechoslovakia in 1926.
Typical of airliners of its time, it seated five passengers within its fuselage, whilst the pilots sat in an open cockpit above. Of conventional configuration, it was a single-bay bi-plane of equal span and unstaggered wings, with fixed tailskid landing gear. Originally designed for a Lorraine-Dietrich engine, this was changed to a Bristol Jupiter in service. After their withdrawal from airline use in 1936, some were used by the military for a while before finally becoming training targets.
Variants
- BH-25L – with Lorraine Dietrich engine
- BH-25J – with Bristol Jupiter engine
Operators
- Czechoslovakian Airlines – eight aircraft
- Royal Romanian Air Force
- SNNA – four aircraft
Specifications (BH-25J)
Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 5 pax / 500 kg (1,100 lb) payload
- Fuel capacity: 400 kg (880 lb) fuel and oil
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
- Time to altitude: 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 16 minutes; 3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 30 minutes
- Power/mass: 0.1095 kW/kg (0.0666 hp/lb)
References
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- ^ Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 76c.
Further reading
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 86.
- Němeček, Vaclav (1968). Československá letadla (in Czech). Praha: Naše Vojsko.