Avia BH-28
{{Short description|Military reconnaissance biplane aircraft}}
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|image=Avia BH-28 L'Aéronautique June,1927.jpg
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|type=Reconnaissance aircraft
|manufacturer=Avia
|designer=Pavel Beneš and Miroslav Hajn
|first_flight=1927
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|number_built=1
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The Avia BH-28 was a military reconnaissance biplane aircraft developed in Czechoslovakia in 1927 to meet a requirement for such an aircraft by the government of Romania. Avia based the design on their BH-26, but replaced the engine with an Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar, as specified in the requirement. The completed aircraft was taken to Bucharest for demonstration, but no order ensued, and this prototype was the only example constructed.
Specifications
File:Avia_BH-28_3-view_Le_Document_aéronautique_August,1927.png
{{Aircraft specs
|prime units? = met
|crew=two, pilot and observer
|length m=9.05
|length ft=29
|length in=8
|span m=11.80
|span ft=38
|span in=8
|wing area sqm=36.5
|wing area sqft=393
|empty weight kg=1,150
|empty weight lb=2,535
|gross weight kg=1,950
|gross weight lb=4,299
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar radial
|eng1 kw=287
|eng1 hp=385
|max speed kmh=230
|max speed mph=143
|range km=900
|range miles=559
|ceiling m=7,200
|ceiling ft=23,622
|climb rate ms=3.3
|climb rate ftmin=660
|armament = *2 × fixed, forward-firing {{convert|7.7|mm|in|abbr=on|3}} machine guns
- 1 × flexible {{convert|7.7|mm|in|abbr=on|3}} machine gun for the observer
}}
See also
References
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- {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages=86 }}
- Němeček, V. (1968). Československá letadla. Praha: Naše Vojsko.
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