Aero A.20

Aero A.20
Role	Fighter aircraft
Manufacturer	Aero Vodochody
Status	Did not enter production
Primary user	Czech Air Force
Produced	1923
Number built	1

The Aero A.20 was a biplane fighter aircraft built in Czechoslovakia in 1923. It was evaluated for Czechoslovak Air Force service against Aero's competing A.18 and A.19 designs, a competition that the A.18 won, meaning that this aircraft never entered production, and only a single prototype was ever built.

Specifications (A.20)

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)
Wingspan: 9.7 m (31 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 23.3 m² (251 sq ft)
Empty weight: 784 kg (1,728 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 1,080 kg (2,381 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Skoda-built Hispano-Suiza 8Fb V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 220 kW (300 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 225 km/h (140 mph; 121 kn)
Service ceiling: 7,500 m (24,606 ft)
Rate of climb: 5.88 m/s (1,157 ft/min)

Armament

Guns: 2× 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Vickers machine guns

Aircraft produced by Aero Vodochody

1919-1938	Ae 01 Ae 02 Ae 03 Ae 04 Ae 10 A.11 A.12 A.14 A.15 A.17 A.18 A.19 A.20 A.21 A.22 A.23 A.24 A.25 A.26 A.27 A.29 A.30 A.32 A.34 A.35 A.38 A.42 A.46 A.100 A.101 A.102 A.104 A.125 A.130 A.134 A.200 A.204 A.230 A.300 A.304 A.330 A.430

1945-1992	Ae 45 Ae 50 Ae 145 Ae 245 Ae 345 L-29 L-39 L-59 L-60

1993-present	L-159 Ae 270

Under licence	C-3 C-103 D-44 MB.200

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Aero A.20

Specifications (A.20)

See also