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As a S-6 as a S-16 types were bombers. The S-16 one was in production from 1926. All metal- and welded steel-tube-airframe, fabric-covered, metal sheet plate cowling. Dimensions : span 15.30 m, length 10.22 m, empty weight 1400 kg. Poweplant : a 450 Lorraine Dietrich. Performance : Top speed 230 km.p.h., service ceiling 6500 m, endurance 5 hrs 30 min Armament : Payload : up to 1000 kg, one synchronized and a twin-one firing rearwards.
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An by Alois Smolik designed Letov S-20 biplane was robust, but thanks to its aerodynamic smoothness the top speed of 256 km.p.h. was anticipated. The aircraft was in production from 1926 and used by the Cz AF as a production fighter plane. Performance : Climb up to 5 00 m in 13 min 50 sec, service ceiling 7200 m, range 528 km Dimensions : span 9.70 m, length 7.44 m, empty weight 728 kg Powerplant : a 300 hp Skoda HS 8 Fb
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A S-20 plane of the Olomouc Fighter Regiment. The originally designed fuselage touched the upper wing preventing pilots from seeing forwards properly. After their complaints the fuselage had to be lowered and redesigned, but still being of a robust design though of smooth aerodynamics.Steel-tube-framed fuselage as well as fin , rudder and elevator fabric-covered wood-framed wings covered by fabric, sheet metal plated bowling Dimensions : Span 9.70 m, length 7.44 m, empty weight 728 kg Powerplant : a 300 Hispano Suiza 8 Fb Performance : Top speed 256 km.p.h. service ceiling 7200 m, range 528 km
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S-16 W/Cdr Jaroslav Skalka made a Tokio-bound long-distance flight via Moscow, Kazan, Omsk, Chita and Haeju in 1927 on this machine. Heading for Czechoslovakia, he and his flight mechanic Taufer crashed in the Siberia region and took the plane`s rudder home.
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Aero A-11.117 means the 117th machine of production. Equipped with exhaust-flame dampers for nocturnal flights. The original A-11 version underwent several modifications not only in terms of its powerplant. The A-11N one was powered by an original Walter W-IV engine and equipped by a night-sight system. The A-21 version was powered by a 185 Perun engine and equipped with two lights.
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An Avia Ba-33 fighter plane of No 1 Fighter Regiment armed by two synchronized machine guns. Aircraft of this type was highly manouvrable. Turned out by the Avia Company from the year 1928 and later under licence in Poland.
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An Avia Ba-33 fighter plane assigned to the No 1 Air Reg at Cheb.Wood-framed wings and fin partly covered by plywood and wholly by fabric Steel-framed fuselage, rudder and elevator covered by fabric. Sheet metal plated bowling Dimensions : span 8.9 m, lenght 7.04 m, empty weight 830 kg, loaded one of 1253 kg Powerplant : a 450 Walter Jupiter Mk VI, two blade wooden propeler Performance : Top speed 285 km.p.h., ratio of climb 10.5 mps, range 450 km Armament : two synchronized machine guns |
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Aero A-34W Blackbird. The original version of the Aero A 34 type was built in 1929 and powered by a 85 Walter Vega engine. Five years later came also sporting aircraft A-34 Blackbird into existence, but equipped by a 105 Walter Junior one. Used in Flying Clubs.Wings : wood-framed covered by fabric, steel-framed fin, rudder, as well as tail-plane and elevator Fuselage : steel-tube-welded frame combined with fabric-covered wooden skeletal structure Dimensions : Span 8.7 m, length 7.1 m, empty weight 500 kg. Crew of two Performance : Top speed : 160 km.p.h., service ceiling 3 000 m, range 320 km, climb to 1 500 m in 11 min 48 sec.
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Letov S-31 powered by Walter Hornet engine / prototype/ Col. Josef Kalla stands front of the aircraft. Only three S-31 machines powered by a German-American 525 BMW Walter Hornet had been completed. Dimensions : Span 9.8 m, length 7.15 m, empty weight 970 kg. Performance : Top speed 292 km.p.h., climb to 5000 m in 6 min 50 sec, range 450 kg and an extraordinary service ceiling of 10 000 m !!!
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An 26 pcs batch of the Skoda D-1 fighter was built under the Dewoitine licence till 1929. All-steel airframe, fuselage covered by sheet metal plates, wing by fabric. An outdated type late 20s, that reason for discharged by the Cz Army and used by the Police Air Patrol. Span 12.24 m, length 7.64 m, powered by a 500 hp Skoda L engine. Performance : Top speed 270 km.p.h., ratio of climb 10m/p/s, service ceiling 9 000 m, endurance : 1hr 30 min Armament : two synchronized machine guns
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An Aero A-42 bomber monoplane flown by Svozil made three Intl Speed Achievements in 1930 - 252.380 km.p.h.at a 1000 km distance loaded by 500 and 1000 kg respectively and 253.428 km.p.h. at the distance of 1000 km with no load. A-42 was built by the Aero Comp itself in 1930. Wooden wing, steel-tube-riveted fuselage covered by fabric. Sheet metal shaped engine cowling A three-blade composite propeller powered by one 880 hp Isotta Fraschini Asso, but climb was inadequate and hold-off too long. Fixed undercarriage. Pilot`s complaints about poor view out of the cockpit covered by a canopy resulted in refinements that proved to be catastrophic in the second prototype. So the Fokker F-IX type was preferred by the Defense Ministry and A-42 production aircraft was not realized. Dimensions : Span : 20. 80 m, length 13.80 m, empty weight 2 940 kg Top speed : 270 km.p.h, service ceiling 7 000 m, range 1200 km
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Ap-32, a shot of the sixth production aircraft of this light bomber being in production from 1930. Its forerunner was a A-32 type, whose span was by 40 cm narrower, length by 6 cm longer and empty weight by 26 kg lower. Powerplant was of the same hps ie. an 450 Walter Jupiter engine. Dimensions : 12.8 m, length 8.14 m, empty weight 1072 kg
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