Avia BH-8

1923


FIGHTER	Virtual Aircraft Museum / Czechoslovakia / Avia

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Specification

MODEL	BH-8
CREW	1
ENGINE	1 x 310hp Hispano-Suiza 8Fb
WEIGHTS
Take-off weight	1143 kg	2520 lb
Empty weight	843 kg	1859 lb
DIMENSIONS
Wingspan	9.48 m	31 ft 1 in
Length	6.49 m	21 ft 4 in
Height	2.77 m	9 ft 1 in
Wing area	22.11 m²	237.99 sq ft
PERFORMANCE
Max. speed	222 km/h	138 mph
Cruise speed	199 km/h	124 mph
Ceiling	8000 m	26250 ft
Rate of climb	340 m/min	1100 ft/min
Range	450 km	280 miles
ARMAMENT	2 x 7.7mm

Comments

Park, e-mail, 21.06.2013 23:21

The Avia BH-8 was a prototype fighter aircraft built in Czechoslovakia in 1923. It was an unequal-span biplane developed on the basis of the ill-fated BH-6 design, in an attempt to address that type's problems. It shared the BH-6's unusual wing cellule design.
When test-flown in late 1923, it did indeed display better flying characteristics than its predecessor, but was overtaken in development by another variation on the same design, the BH-17. pr wickepedia

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