Avia BH-25
The Avia BH-25 was a biplane airliner built in Czechoslovakia in 1926.
| BH-25 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| BH-25J | |
| Role | Airliner |
| Manufacturer | Avia |
| Designer | Pavel Beneš and Miroslav Hajn |
| First flight | 1926 |
| Retired | 1936 |
| Primary users | Czechoslovakian Airlines SNNA |
| Number built | 12 |
Typical of airliners of its time, it seated five passengers within its fuselage, whilst the pilots sat in an open cockpit above. Of conventional configuration, it was a single-bay bi-plane of equal span and unstaggered wings, with fixed tailskid landing gear. Originally designed for a Lorraine-Dietrich engine, this was changed to a Bristol Jupiter in service. After their withdrawal from airline use in 1936, some were used by the military for a while before finally becoming training targets.
Variants
- BH-25L – with Lorraine Dietrich engine
- BH-25J – with Bristol Jupiter engine
Operators
Avia BH-25 (C-RITA)
- Czechoslovakian Airlines – eight aircraft
- Royal Romanian Air Force
- SNNA – four aircraft
Specifications (BH-25J)
Avia BH-25L 3-view drawing from Les Ailes May 12, 1927
Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 5 pax / 500 kg (1,100 lb) payload
- Fuel capacity: 400 kg (880 lb) fuel and oil
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
- Time to altitude: 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 16 minutes; 3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 30 minutes
- Power/mass: 0.1095 kW/kg (0.0666 hp/lb)
References
- Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 76c.
Further reading
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 86.
- Němeček, Vaclav (1968). Československá letadla (in Czech). Praha: Naše Vojsko.
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