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Skandinaviska Aero BHT 1 Beauty

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Top speed
  
250 km/h

Length
  
5.8 m

Manufacturer
  
Skandinaviska Aero

Wingspan
  
6.82 m

First flight
  
December 4, 1944

The Skandinaviska Aero BHT-1 Beauty is a 1940s Swedish single-seat light monoplane designed by E. Bratt, K.E. Hilfing and B.Törnblom and built by Skandinaviska Aero of Stockholm.

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Design

The BHT-1 is a wooden low-wing cantilever monoplane with a retractable tailwheel landing gear. Powered by a 60 hp (45 kW) Walter Mikron 4 piston engine it has an enclosed single-seat cockpit. The wings include slotted flaps.

Variants

The BHT-2 was a proposed two-seat development. A prototype constant speed propeller was developed for the aircraft using differential between engine oil, and ram air pressure to control pitch.

Specifications

Data from Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 5.80 m (19 ft 0 in)
  • Wingspan: 6.82 m (22 ft 4½ in)
  • Height: 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
  • Wing area: 7 m2 (75.3 ft2)
  • Empty weight: 240 kg (538 lb)
  • Gross weight: 420 kg (924 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Walter Mikron 4 four-cylinder in-line inverted air cooled piston engine, 45 kW (75 hp)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 250 km/h (155 mph)
  • Cruising speed: 210 km/h (130 mph)
  • Range: 1700 km (1056 miles)
  • Service ceiling: 7500 m (24600 ft)

    • References

    Skandinaviska Aero BHT-1 Beauty Wikipedia
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