Aero A.35
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| manufacturer=Aero Vodochody
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The Aero A.35 was a Czechoslovakian airliner of the 1920s and 1930s. Designed by Aero for long-range flight, with a transatlantic crossing in mind, it saw service with CSA although no such crossing was ever attempted. It first flew in 1929.{{cite book |last=Němeček|first=Václav |date=1968 |title=Československá Letadla (I) 1918-1945 |location=Prague, Czech Republic |publisher=Naše Vojsko |page=91-93|language=cs}} A conventional high-wing monoplane, it was a very modern design for its day in all but one respect – the cockpit still had open sides. An extra passenger could also be accommodated here, beside the pilot.
Operational history
Two A.35s were sold to an industrial company, and were among the earliest aircraft purchased as corporate transports.
In June 1933, Czech Airlines flew the A.35 from the port town of Sušak (the former name for Rijeka). The aircraft was named the “Adriatic Express”.{{cite web|title=Czech Airlines' First International Route Celebrates 80 Years |url=http://www.finchannel.com/news_flash/Travel_Biz_News/66390_Czech_Airlines'_First_International_Route_Celebrates_80_Years_/ |accessdate=6 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704032221/http://www.finchannel.com/news_flash/Travel_Biz_News/66390_Czech_Airlines%27_First_International_Route_Celebrates_80_Years_/ |archivedate=4 July 2010 }}
Operators
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- Yugoslav Royal Air Force - One aircraft was impressed into military service in April 1940.
Specifications (A.35)
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|crew=2
|capacity=5 passengers
|length m=9.75
|span m=14.52
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|wing area sqm=28.7
|empty weight kg=1,120
|gross weight kg=1,930
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Walter Castor
|eng1 type=7-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine
|eng1 hp=240
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|max speed kmh=197
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|cruise speed kmh=170
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|ceiling m=4700
|range km=660
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References
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- {{cite book |last=Němeček |first=V. |title=Civilní Letadla 1: Vzducholděe a Dopravní Letouny s Pístovými Motory |year=1981 |location=Prague |publisher=Nakladatelstvi Dopravy |language=cs}}
- {{cite book |last=Stroud |first=John |title=European Transport Aircraft since 1910 |year=1966 |location=London |publisher=Putnam}}
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