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Avia BH 16

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Top speed
  
116 km/h

Length
  
5.13 m

Manufacturer
  
Avia

Wingspan
  
9.5 m

First flight
  
1924

Designers
  
Pavel Beneš, Miroslav Hajn

The Avia BH-16 was a single-seat very light sport aircraft built in Czechoslovakia in 1924. Like other early Avia designs, it was a low-wing braced monoplane of wooden construction.

Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: one pilot
  • Length: 5.13 m (16 ft 10 in)
  • Wingspan: 9.50 m (31 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 10.6 m2 (114 ft2)
  • Empty weight: 130 kg (287 lb)
  • Gross weight: 238 kg (525 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Vaslin Blackburne, 12 kW (16 hp)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 116 km/h (72 mph)
  • Range: 500 km (310 miles)
  • Service ceiling: 2,000 m (6,600 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 1.0 m/s (200 ft/min)

    • References

    Avia BH-16 Wikipedia
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