Avia BH-19
The Avia BH-19 was a fighter aircraft built in Czechoslovakia in 1924. It was a low-wing braced monoplane derived from the Avia BH-3 and reflected its designers' ongoing belief that the monoplane configuration was the most suitable for a fighter aircraft. Initial trials revealed excellent performance, but also displayed control problems and aileron flutter. Nevertheless, the Czechoslovak Army was sufficiently impressed to inform Avia that it would order the BH-19 if the problems could be rectified. The first prototype was destroyed in a crash during speed trials, and the second prototype revealed no better handling than its predecessor. At this point, the Czechoslovak War Ministry stepped in and asked Avia to cease its attempts to develop a monoplane fighter.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Avia
- Category
- Fighters
- Country of origin
- First Czechoslovak Republic
- First flight
- 1924-06-30
- Length
- 7.37 m
- Wingspan
- 10.8 m
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 132 kt
- Max speed
- 132 kt
- Range
- 280 nm
- Service ceiling
- 26,200 ft
- Rate of climb
- 1,090 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 2,546 lb
- Empty weight
- 1,746 lb
- Powerplant
- Hispano-Suiza 8 Fb Vee-8
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 24.2 ft
- Wingspan
- 35.4 ft
- Number built
- 2
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.