Aero A.38

A.38
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)

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)

See also

Related development Aero A.23 – Aero A.35