Aero A.38
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| Aero A.38 | |
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| Role | Airliner |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody |
| Primary users | Československé Státní Aerolinie CIDNA |
| Developed from | Aero A.35 |
The Aero A.38 was a Czechoslovakian biplane airliner of the 1920s and 1930s. Following the relatively modern A.35, this aircraft was something of a throwback, marrying a fuselage derived from the A.35 to wings copied from the A.23. A few served with CSA, and others with French airline Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne. These latter aircraft were powered by a French Gnome-Rhône engine instead.
Variants
- A.38-1 : Fitted with a Walter-built Bristol Jupiter radial piston engine. Three built.
- A.38-2 : Fitted with a Gnome-Rhône 9A2 Jupiter radial piston engine. Two built.
Specifications (A.38)
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General characteristics
- Crew: Two (pilot and mechanic)
- Capacity: 8 passengers
- Length: 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 16.6 m (54 ft 6 in)
- Height: 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
- Wing area: 67 m2 (720 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,740 kg (3,836 lb)
- Gross weight: 3,150 kg (6,945 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Walter-built Bristol Jupiter 9-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engine, 313 kW (420 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 190 km/h (120 mph, 100 kn)
- Service ceiling: 4,800 m (15,700 ft)
- Rate of climb: 1.77 m/s (348 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 47 kg/m2 (9.6 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 0.10 kW/kg (0.06 hp/lb)
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