BH-4
The Avia BH-4 was a prototype fighter aircraft built in Czechoslovakia in 1922. It was a development of the BH-3 fitted with a Hispano-Suiza 8 engine in an attempt to improve the aircraft's performance. To accommodate the new powerplant, the forward fuselage was considerably redesigned, and the structure in general and undercarriage in particular were strengthened. Performance was found to be only marginally better than the BH-3, and development was quickly abandoned.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Avia
- Category
- Fighters
- First flight
- 1922-01-01
- Length
- 6.47 m
- Wingspan
- 10.25 m
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 120 kt
- Max speed
- 120 kt
- Range
- 280 nm
- Service ceiling
- 22,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 820 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 2,238 lb
- Empty weight
- 1,596 lb
- Powerplant
- 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8Ba Vee-8
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 21.3 ft
- Wingspan
- 33.6 ft
- Height
- 9.8 ft
- Number built
- 1
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.